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1980 Karl Hofner 206 Francesco Ruggieri 1675 4/4 Violin Made In Germany - NOS
$ 897.59
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This violin came to us from Kate Loeb of Ideal Instruments NYC. Since the 1950’s, Her and her husband Jack imported fine violins from all over the world and sold them wholesale and at their retail location in the heart of NYC. Jack passed away in 2001. Kate kept on running the business into her 90’s but recently closed her doors for good. She was always one of our favorite vendors, and we were able to buy some great violins that were imported in roughly 1980 but never strung up and played. We set them up with new bridges and dominant strings and the are ready for action!This is what she called a Karl Hofner 206. Label reads ‘Francesco Ruggieri detto il per Cremona 1675 made in Germany’. She described it as ‘a very good imitation of the original Strad’. The workmanship is excellent and the wood selection is beautiful. The tone is balanced and sweet. I’d say the sound is on the bright side of the tone spectrum rather than the dark. Loud and powerful. Setup is very good with a nice arch to the bridge and lower string action makes it a very comfortable player. Thanks for looking!
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