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Vintage Fret Shop
603-968-3346

30 Riverside Drive
Ashland, NH 03217

VIOLINS ~ click blue text links or thumbnails at left for more photos ~
10976 Alois Reidl 4/4 violin, model HC602R, good quality German student instrument with fine tuning tailpiece. $640.00
  7789 Anonymous 4/4 violin with Italianate look; artistically carved f-holes, graceful linings and corner blocks, small ivory-colored shield on back plate near heel joint. $600.00
  12312 Karl Knilling 4/4 violin, made in Germany (used, c. 1970s), freshly set up with bridge by Margaret Herreid; has very good tone. $850.00
  13090 4/4 violin, (used, early 20th century, European.) This is the instrument on which Scot claims he wore out his expounding membrane. Sam says the fiddle has a nice clean resonant tone, and I noticed that the top has been replaced. Price includes old hardshell case and our one year warranty. $495.00
12333 Mysterious handmade violin; we suspect 19th century American origin. This violin has good tone and elegant fittings; field tested and approved by Jerry Weene. $2,200.00
  13248 John Juzek 4/4 signed violin (used, c. 1950.) Great tone and excellent antique appeal. Comes with a hardshell case. $1,200.00 
  13214 Old violin with rounded Tyrolean f-holes and illegible Teutonic-looking label. Very nice player, freshly set up with excellent fittings. Finish can best be described as ''antique amber moonburst.'' This fiddle sounds really good. Comes with a quality hardshell case and bow. $924.00
  13215 4/4 violin, German made, early 20th century, with hardshell case and a bow and a half. This is a violin has a nice rich tone.$600.00
   11847 Used Stainer copy 4/4 violin. This is a great instrument in fantastic shape. $600.00
  12308 4/4 violin from the Chinese workshop of Fu Yiner, an excellent step up instrument with antiqued amber finish and boxwood fittings. $600.00
  12716 4/4 violin from the Chinese workshop of Fu Yiner, an excellent instrument with antiqued amber finish and carved boxwood fittings. $600.00
14187 European violin (used, c. 1900-1920) of humble origin, new strings and bridge; good starter fiddle. $195.00
  13910 Beautiful 4/4 violin labelled ''Jean Baptiste Vuillame'' (used, age unknown) with very flamey one piece back and fine quality ebony fittings. It's very powerful, yet sonorous, and modestly priced at $1,250.00
   13020 19th Century German violin (used, 1800-1900) 4/4 size, nicely made and beautifully set up. Dark brown finish. Love at first listening! $995.00
  14162 4/4 Strad copy violin with beautifully flamed two piece back; extremely graceful neck. $900.00
  14098C 4/4 violin by E.G. Shaw c.1884, of Waterloo, Quebec. Back and sides are of bird's-eye maple, with attendant checking that one sees in bird's-eye when thin pieces are bent. Top is perfectly quartered spruce. This instrument has sophisticated internal details, including second bass bar. Finish is very thin and resonant. Pegbox has been professionally bushed. This is a luthier made instrument at a modest price. Price includes excellent hardshell case $2,200.00
 

 

13996 John Johnson violin (used, 1940) made in Allentown Pennsylvania just before WWII. Wear patterns in the original crackelure finish indicate that it was used for many years by an advanced player. Comes with rectangular case and two well used bows. $790.00

  14044 Skeletal electric solidbody violin with built in pickup and control panel. Comes with case, bow, output cable, and headphones. Finish color is metallic orange.You can just plug in the headphones to practice quietly, or plug into an amplifier or PA system when you're at a gig. $320.00
  13939C Scutzemark (used, post - WWII) Czech made violin; 4/4 copy of Strad from 1713, with highly flamed maple back and sides, amber finish. Price includes old hardshell case and LaSalle bow with sterling silver winding on grip. $450.00
 

 

13402 Cremona Maestro Series SV-1220 violin, ebony fingerboard, boxwood chinrest, tailpiece and pegs, a very good student instrument, made in China, comes with a hardshell case and bow. $495.00

   13864 Anon 4/4 violin. German student instrument, made in Dresden, early 20th century. $600.00

14119 Cremona SV-225 4/4 size violin. Features a solid spruce top, solid maple back and sides, ebony tuning pegs and fingerboard, with a fine tuning tailpiece. Comes with a hardshell case and bow. $295.00


14252 Klaus Mueller 4/4 violin outfit (used, 2008) with case, bow, and rosin. $250.00


VIOLAS

12520C Karl Hofner 16'' viola outfit (used, 1964) with hardshell case and bow. Maple back, sides, and neck are beautifully figured, with a flamey pattern. Viola is in excellent condition, with no damage history or repairs, ever. Elegant, octagonal stick bow has beautiful frog with ripply pearl slide. $960.00
   12545 Knilling 15 1/2'' Bucharest Viola outfit (used, 1985) with bow and hardshell case. Made in Romania. This is a nice student level instrument. $425.00

CELLOS ~ click blue text links or thumbnails at left for more photos ~
 

 

13825 Kiso Suzuki 4/4 cello (used, 1975) has solid carved top and back, comes with lined gig bag, and bow. This is a good sounding student instrument. $825.00

  13553C Palatino VC-850 'cello outfit (used, 2005), all solid woods, very good student instrument; comes with hardshell case and bow... $975.00


FRACTIONAL VIOLINS ~ click blue text links or thumbnails at left for more photos ~

We can special order fractional string instruments any time. Currently in stock:
  9530 Strad copy,1/8 size violin Czech made, light amber, four fine tuners, hard shell case and bow. $285.00


8769C Anonymous violin, 3/4 size, inked-on purfling, student instrument with chipboard case. $150.00

11391 3/4 violin, flame maple back and sides, rosewood fingerboard, ebony tuning pegs, includes a hardshell case. This is an excellent student violin. $250.00

12305 E.R. Pfretzschner 3/4 violin, model A211/C (used, 1979) with hardshell case, bow, four fine tuners and chinrest. $250.00

13740 Cremona 1/2 size violin kit, has real ebony fittings, comes with a bow, case, case strap and rosin. $195.00


BOWS

We always have a number of Brazilian, Chinese, European and handmade bows by Scot Maywalt on hand. Call for detailed information on our current stock.

12542 Handmade 4/4 size Violin Bow made by hirsute luthier Scot Maywalt. A New Hampshire native, he has made several bows which blossom with a strong presence that expresses itself well within a variety of genres. Bow weighs 62.5 grams and balances approx. 10 inches from end of button. $295.00

12539 Fu Yiner snakewood bow with beautiful buffalo horn translucent frog. $700.00

8073 4/4 cello bow, pernambuco with very pretty fully lined frog and abalone slide; new leather and silver grip. Weight: 73.4 grams, balance: 9 1/4 inches. $400.00

11042C Bausch full size bow. $250.00

We also carry rosin, shoulder rests, strings, cases, and other violin accessories.