For Sale

Instruments and Bows

The Instruments and bows listed below are currently available.  Consignment sales are welcome.  Offered are new instruments and used instruments repaired or restored; all are set up and adjusted here in the shop.

Instruments currently for sale include:

Double Basses

  • Kay, 1950s, $2,750
  • Kay, #57379 (1969, last year of production) $3,000
  • Old Bohemian, c. 1900, $3,500
  • Old German, c. 1930  $5,000
  • Schrotter 5/8, c. 1960  $4,000
  • East German full-size, c. 1970 $4,000
  • German William Lewis & Son, model 236, $5,500
  • E.H. Roth 3/4, model B2, 1972 $10,000 
  • Horst Grunert, 3/4 Quenoil model, c. 1991 $15,000
  • Czech flatback, c. 1935, w Stenholm C-ext. machine, $15,000
  • Julius Rudolph, Gotha, 1853 $17,500
  • New basses by Shen and others


Violins

  • J.B. Colin
  • H.T. Heberlein
  • Anton Thir, Pressburg
  • E.H. Roth, 1924 Ruggieri model

New Instruments by Scott Cao and others

Violas

  • Hornsteiner, 16"
  • Old German, 15 3/4"
  • Schuster and Mahr 16"
  • Lewis
  • Scott Cao "Maggini" model, 16”

New Instruments by Scott Cao and others

Cellos

  • Pfretschner, c. 1958

New Instruments by Scott Cao and others



Bows currently for include:

Double Bass Bows

  • HR Pfretschner, German model
  • Samuel Kolstein, French model $3,500




Photos available on request


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