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Antonio Vivaldi
This is our best-selling entry-level violin and the backbone of our rental program. The wood is plain, resulting in cost savings. The set-up is the same as for more expensive violins! The violin has been much enhanced in our workshop. View Product... |
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Bravo
Excellent wood. The 1- or 2-piece back is of beautifully flamed maple. The set-up is the same as for more expensive violins. The violin has been much enhanced in our workshop. The varnish is a glossy brown. The violin has a bright, happy sound. View Product... |
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Europa
Low price for an European violin! Plain well-aged tonewoods, matt oil varnish of reddish golden color. Great warm, mellow tone. View Product... |
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Fritz
The best violin in our rental program, the Fritz is always also available for purchase. Matt brown shaded hand-rubbed oil varnish. The violin has been much enhanced in our workshop. Prepares the way for advancing students to trade up to more advanced View Product... |
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Hans Otto
This a great line of Gainesville Violins instruments. The four models range from under $1,000 to over $2,000. These violins cater for students needing their first full-size violin (Model 101) up to advanced players (model 401), with something for View Product... |
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Panis Angelicus
This is one of the most amazing, extensive and popular ranges of violins assembled over a 7-year period by Gainesville Violins. Its seven models serve the needs of advancing up to professional players and virtuosi. These violins are very highly View Product... |
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Scott Cao
Gainesville Violins is one of a handful of officially authorized Scott Cao dealers in Florida, USA. Many models and sizes are available, with prices ranging from ca $350 to $9,000. Please visit the Scott Cao website www.scottcaoviolins.com and then View Product... |
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Marco Bartolini
The Marco Bartolini is an extremely successful and popular European-made violin offered by Gainesville Violins in various sizes since 2000. Excellent and very popular high-level student violin. The tonewoods come from the Carpathian mountains in View Product... |
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Italia
The Italia from Gainesville Violins has proved to be very successful. It is made from fine tonewoods and varnished in a brown or reddish-brown matt color, slightly antique-shaded. The violin has its own personality with a lot of character. The smaller View Product... |
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Otto Klier
Otto Klier is fine modern German violin. It is produced by Gainesville Violins in collaboration with the German workshop and can be customized as required. Price from $2,500 (violin alone). It competes with similarly named instruments and, we believe, View Product... |
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Krystian Schaf
Krystian Schaf violins are top-level contemporary instruments introduced by Gainesville Violins in 2004. These straight- or antique-finished professional-quality instruments are available at amazing prices only from Gainesville Violins. Prices range View Product... |
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Jan's Copies of Famous Instruments
a. These amazing violins are made on special order only by Jan and an associate. For more information, visit the Featured Instruments page on this website. In making these violins, Jan and his associate luthier use various books, View Product... |
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Antique Violins
The definition of "antique" is "An item which is at least 100 years old and is collectible or desirable due to rarity, condition, utility, or some other unique feature." Gainesville Violins regularly has an excellent selection of View Product... |
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Vault Collection
Jan and Anna have been collecting fine antique violins for more than 25 years in many countries and still do. This extensive collection of top quality antique violins is partly kept off-premises and is called "The Vault Collection". Towards View Product... |
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Vintage Violins
"Vintage" instruments are old used instruments that are not yet 100 years old and which can accordingly not accurately be called "antiques", even though some of them may be very desirable. Gainesville Violins can offer many vintage View Product... |
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Used Violins
Gainesville Violins has many "used" instruments. Some were traded in or bought from customers, while others come out of our rental program. These instruments may be one, two, five, ten or more years old. They are essentially View Product... |
Articles of Interest |
Joseph Joey Brown |
| Joey Brown of Chesapeake VA commissioned Jan to make him a Guarneri del Gesu copy. After long discussions together, they decided on the violin known as the Ex Ole Bull. (Ole Bull was a famous Norwegian violinist, see picture above right.) However, Joey Read more... |
Joey playing his new violin.
Joey Brown's completed violin.
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Eric D'Alessandro |
| Jan made a violin after the 1743 “Haddock” Guarneri del Gesu for Eric D’Alessandro, also in 2007, Eric wrote:"Jan, Thank you so much for this amazing violin! I love its red color and antique appearance - exactly what I wanted. I've Read more... |
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Justin Sutton |
| In December 2007 Jan completed and delivered in person another copy of the 1742 "Heifetz" Guarneri del Gesu for Justin Sutton who is studying with private teachers as well as at the School of Music of the University of Colorado in Boulder. Read more... |
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Stephan Sims |
| In late 2007, Jan custom-made a Guarneri copy for Dr Stephen Sims, faculty member at the "Sato Center for Suzuki Studies" at the Cleveland Institute of Music since 2004. In March 2008, Dr Sims wrote: "I gave my first of three sonata Read more... |
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Introduction |
| Italian violins, old and contemporary, represent to many people the epitome of violin-making. Due to the increasing demand for such violins, Gainesville Violins has taken steps to ensure that it will always be able to offer fine old Italian violins as Read more... |
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I played in church this morning for the first time. It seemed to be a blessing. Several former violin players (in their youth) commented how rich my violin sounded and how much they enjoyed it. That is as much a compliment to you and your beautiful instrument, as it is to me. Sincerely, CW Read more...
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