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stringed instruments
Accessories :
cases, strings etc
Christchurch House,
an unusual violin shop
Violins | |||
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Just in is an exceptional and glamorous violin by Paul Bailly of 1900. The setting-up has nearly been completed, and the price is likely to be £13,000. Also I have violins by Jean Striebig and Claude Chevrier. | |||
French violins | |||
| Ref:1698 | Caressa & Francais, Paris, 1914 |
£15,000 |
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| Ref:1478A | Claude Chevrier, Mirecourt |
£6,200 |
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| Ref:1601A | Jean Striebig, Mirecourt, 1937 |
£3,800 |
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| Ref:283 | Mirecourt, late 19th Century |
£2,100 |
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Ref:CL | Mirecourt School, late 19th Century |
£2,000 |
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Ref:554 | French, Jombar workshop, Paris 1934 |
£1,900 |
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Ref:JRW | French violin |
£1,900 |
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| Ref:412H | Mirecourt School, late 19thC.,labelled L.Bernadel |
£1,650 |
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| Ref:572 | French violin |
£1,300 |
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| Ref:217 | French violin |
£1,250 |
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English violins | |||
| Ref:K2FC | Bernard Simon Fendt, London, circa 1810, with Beare certificate |
£27,000 |
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| Ref:1897 | Tobin/Arthur Betts school, London, circa 1840 |
£18,500 |
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| Ref:1950A | Joseph Hill, London, circa 1775 |
£17,500 |
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| Ref:JM | Bela Szepessy, London, 1919 |
£13,000 |
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| Ref:K2FC | Lockey Hill, London, circa 1770 |
£8,000 |
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| Ref:538B | Hart, London, 1899 |
£3,500 |
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| Ref:1290A | John Martin, 1880 |
£2,600 |
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Ref:A.A. | Cahusac, London, 1786 |
£2,500 |
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German violins | |||
| Ref:1479 | Grigori Ferdinand Wenger, Augsburg, 1762, in almost perfect state |
£8,500 |
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| Ref:RRT2 | Nurnberg School, 18th Century, |
£3,500 |
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| Ref:1327C | Mittenwald School |
£1,100 |
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| Ref:M.H. | Dresden school, circa 1930 |
£1,600 |
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| Ref:212B | Berlin school, labelled Ruggieri |
£1,550 |
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| Ref:597K | German |
£1,275 |
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| Ref:1039H | Dresden, circa 1920 |
£960 |
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| Ref:412I | German, labelled Muncher, 1940 |
£940 |
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| Ref:546 | Saxon school, circa 1920 |
£750 |
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| Ref:1195 | Gewa |
£580 + VAT |
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Ref:842 | Schlesinger |
£550 |
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Other nationality violins | |||
I have a serious violin by Joseph filius Andrea Guarneri, dated 1706. It has a straightforward certificate from Jacques Francais of New Yark, dated February 1985. It's in good condition, too, except there is not much varnish left - which shows it has been played a great deal. Contact me for further details. | |||
| Ref:A10RGS | Italian, early 18th Century. An interesting instrument with an old repairer's inscription under the table. The Hill's described it as "Goffriller School". It sounds wonderful |
£16,500 |
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| Ref:1959 | Italian, 18th Century, with a useless certificate saying it is by a maker I have not heard of. However, it really is an old Italian instrument, and sounds very well indeed. |
£enquire |
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| Ref: J.H. | Andreas Renisto |
£7,500 |
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| Ref:1465A | Aristide Cavalli, Cremona, 1923 |
£5,800 |
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| Ref:K2FC | Dutch 18th Century. A gorgeous-sounding instrument, with a very plain yellow back and whalebone purfling. It looks like something from a Dutch still life painting. |
£9,500 |
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| Ref:1544 | Irish, by Perry & Wilkinson, 1815 |
£5,500 |
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Small, Half & Three-Quarter Size Violins | |||
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I always have a selection of good small-sized violins. This means that I do not sell the most basic school instruments for beginners - these may be purchased from a high street shop. My stock is meant for children who are clearly going to be good players, and who deserve something that is a serious instrument, not a toy. Because children grow, my small-sized violins do not tend to stay in any one family's possession for more than two years. Provided they have been looked after I am perfectly willing to re-purchase them at the full price in exchange for the next, larger, instrument. | |||
Violas | |||
Viola players are difficult to please - no two players ever seem to want the same length instrument, or if they do, they want different widths and rib depths and so on. A list is therefore meaningless - it cannot possibly convey enough information to help a potential player. However my stock is changing all the time, of course. It is best to phone and let me know the kind of thing you are looking for. I'll be able to tell you if I have anything suitable. At the moment (January 12th 2010) I have a beautiful small-but-sounds-wonderful viola by James & Henry Banks of Salisbury, dated 1808. The back is only 15 3/8 long. Despite its beauty, the last two hundred years have taken their toll, for it has repairs to the neck block and to a soundpost crack in the back. So it would suit someone who has always longed for a good named instrument but who never thought they could afford one. I have a few new violas, including a beautiful instrument, just over 16 inches, by Michaela Wedemeyer at £5,500, and two others by Philip Walters. Of course I have several 19th Century German and French violas too. | |||
Cellos | |||
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My best cello is by Thomas Kennedy. It is of standard size, with a back length of29 7/16 in. (749mm.) It is an extraordinary find, having been stored for very many years. It has its original label, and sounds very well. £45,000. An interesting smallish Saxon cello, dating from the late 18th Century, is available as of Feb 21st 2010. I wrote a blog about this, and images of it can be seen in that bit of my website. I have a very small (only 28in long, and narrow) 18th Century French cello in frankly poor condition at £2,500, two more nineteenth century French cellos and five nineteenth Century German cellos ranging from £2,500 to £6,800. I have a wonderful instrument by Paul Bailly, 1893. This cello, in wonderful condition, was Bailly's very first made in England, and is numbered 1. It has had only two owners from new. The last time it was sold was in 1950, and that was by the well-know English maker, Arthur Richardson. His original letter accompanies the instrument. I have thirteen new instruments of varying qualities ranging from around £1,500 to £6,800. |
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Andrew Hooker Violins
Christchurch House
Rode Hill,
Bath, Somerset
BA11 6PS
UK
email andrewhooker@aviolin.com
or Telephone : +44 (0)1373 831464