Handsome Hornsteiner Violin After Klotz, ca. 1900

Handsome Hornsteiner Violin After Klotz, ca. 1900

Size: 4/4
Provenance: Mittenwald, Germany
Year: ca. 1900
Tone: warm, dark, biting lower register, clear, lustrous upper registers, large sound

*Sound sample upon request.

This undoubtably handsome violin is a successful reproduction of the famed luthier Aegidius Klotz.
Klotz was one of the premier violin makers of the 18th and early 19th centuries and founder of the Mittenwald school of violin making. The Jacobus Hornsteiner Company reproduced Klotz models from roughly 1880-1920. These instruments are noted amongst modern-day collectors for their fine craftsmanship and high-quality raw materials.

The violin has been masterfully restored and outfitted with the highest quality fittings. It is offered crack-free and is in solid, excellent condition. The varnish is truly breathtaking. The scroll is masterfully carved. This instrument produces a large, nuanced sound. It’s a perfect instrument for the budding collector or a pre-professional player who wants an historic high-quality instrument that is sure to garner admiration.

Identification: printed paper label with victorian border, the name in cursive lettering:
Jacobus Hornsteiner / Hand Made Reproductions / Aegidius Klotz / GERMANY (stamped)

Top: two-piece, quarter-cut medium grain spruce
Back: one-piece, lightly flamed quarter-cut maple
Ribs: quarter-cut maple, lightly flamed, rib corners chamfered
Head & Neck: flamed maple, inside of pegbox stained black
Varnish: original
Varnish Color: chestnut
Fingerboard: ebony
Linings: spruce
Soundpost: high quality 7-grain spruce
Condition: excellent/restored
Fittings: tamarind Guarneri style chinrest, heart-shaped tamarind pegs with ebony trim,
tamarind tailpiece with boxwood trim, tamarind endpin with ebony trim
Pirastro Violino string set
Aubert Mirecourt self-adjusting bridge, low