This turn of the century German workshop violin provides clarity, favoring the upper registers. Suited for the soloist looking for warmth and power.
Labelled:
Copy of
Antonius Stradivarius
fecit E. Reinhold Schmidt
Markneukirchen Saxony Markneukirchen
Back Length: 358mm
Upper Bout: 170mm
Center Bout: 113mm
Lower Bout: 211mm
The back is of one piece of maple, cut on the quarter, of narrow width flaming extending downward from left to right. The ribs and scroll are of similar maple. The top is of two pieces of spruce, cut on the quarter, of fine-width grain widening slightly at the flanks. The varnish is red-orange over a golden ground.
1-Year Limited Warranty
This item comes with Shar Music's® 1-year warranty covering defects of workmanship or materials. General wear and tear or misuse are not covered. Non-transferable.
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Ernst Reinhold Schmidt
Born in Markneukirchen, Germany in 1857, E. Reinhold Schmidt apprenticed with J. Kretzschman prior to working for the Bausch and Hammig Workshop and August Riechers. Schmidt established his own shop, E. R. Schmidt & Company, at his home in Markneukirchen in 1884. Schmidt’s shop quickly became one of the more successful German workshops on the early 20th century and the maker’s instruments went on to win gold medals in 1892 and 1913 in Vienna and Leipzig.
