Description
Violin made in Mittenwald, Circa 1900
About Mittenwald violins
Mittenwald is a small town in Bavaria and has been one of the centers of German violin making since the mid-17th century. The first violin maker to set up his workshop in the town was Matthias Klotz, father of the enormous Klotz dynasty. By the mid-1850s there were more than 25 luthiers with the surname Klotz registered to the town!
Other luthiers also flocked to the area, attracted not only by its reputation but also by the availability of locally grown spruce and maple which grew near to the small town in the mountains. This wood was of extremely high quality, comparable to that of Alpine wood used by the Italian masters.
About the violin
This violin was made around 1870. The instruments are examples of high-quality Mittenwald making, It’s in the rich, dark varnish and the quality of the workmanship.
The two-piece back is of medium-flamed maple and the front is two pieces of very fine-grained spruce.The violin is modeled after the instruments of Stradivari and the length of the back is 359 mm.
How does it sound?
This is one of the warmest, richest fine Violin.
