French Violin / German Violin Pochette

French violin made after the Collin-Mezin Pere

model. These violins are highly regarded though

I presume it is a good copy. Well. in fact I'm

not a violin conaisseur.

Nice woods for neck and back.

As often with older instruments: The inevitable cracks.
This is an example of a stamp crack in the front.
Though repairable it remains a pity.

The sides are done with figured maple as is common on better
quality instruments. The evenness in the soundboard can
be studied here.

The curl, a shot most violin lovers like to study.

German Violin / Pochette

This very well preserved violin lies somewhere between a 

1/4 violin and a 1/8 violin as its' total length is 45,5 cm and the 

length of the corpus is 27,5 cm. The overall craftsmanship is 

very good so it could have been ment therefore as a Pochette.

The nice back though in reality the color tends

to be more orangy.

What really happened with this violin up until now  we simply
do not know. There are hardly any playing marks or marks
to make it look like an aged instrument.

The scroll can be studied here.

And of course the other side. In fact also ment for people who 

are interested and want to study the head wether it is crack free.

The neck angle which is in pristine shape but the bridge 

has to be changed as it is too low.