Welcome to the Prairie Fiddler, where you’ll find an interesting selection of new and vintage violins and bows. You will notice that my selection now includes a variety of interesting, affordable middle range instruments.
My shop is located in the Confederation area of Saskatoon. Please call 306.717.6735 to arrange a friendly, no pressure appointment or to learn more about products and services.
If you don’t find an instrument that works for you or are looking for something specific, I have many contacts and options, so please give me a call!
Unless included in an outfit, new and used violin carrying cases are available at additional cost. Published prices are in CDN funds, with no taxes applicable. Shipping available at purchaser’s expense. Accepted method of payment: PayPal, E-transfer or cash.
‘Imperial’ Stradivarius Copy in 4/4 Size: An interesting violin that I recently restored. Beautiful wood grains, and matched by nice rosewood fittings. Ebony fingerboard. New Bridge. This violin is fitted with new Lonesome Pine strings and sounds lovely. Priced at $400 including a new bow.
Stradivarius Copy 4/4 Size: A plain old Stradivarius copy with a lovely voice. Fully restored, has ebony fingerboard and wearing Lonesome Pine strings. New bridge and rosewood fittings. Price of $400 includes a new bow.
French Amati Copy 4/4: This vintage violin has a beautiful crisp and clear voice. It is wearing a set of new Zyex strings and has a lightweight tailpiece with 4 fine tuners. Nicely flamed maple on back, ribs and neck. A must try! Priced at $600 including a new bow.
4/4 Un-named Stradivarius Copy: Lovely flamed maple on the back and even, medium grained spruce on the top. I personally tuned the plates on this vintage instrument to make it a fantastic sounding player with a deep and powerful voice. Features ebony fingerboard with new tuning pegs, chinrest, endpin, Teller bridge and Otto lightweight tailpiece. Fitted with new Helicore strings. Violin is priced at $500 including a new bow.
Jean-Baptiste Villaume 4/4 Violin: A very nice copy, circa 1900, from the Marc Laberte workshop in Mirecourt, France. This violin has two repaired and very stable cracks on the table, and has been refinished with a lovely spirit varnish. With a sweet, mellow, yet penetrating voice, it has an ebony fingerboard and Rosewood fittings. I have installed a lightweight Wittner tailpiece with 4 fine tuners. The bridge is a quality Aubert A and the violin is wearing new medium Helicore strings. Violin is priced at $500 and includes a bow.
Born in Naples, Vincenzo Postiglione was one of the leading Italian violin makers of the 19th century. With extremely powerful, quick response and even play across all strings, this REPLICA is just over 50 years old. A concert perfomance quality instrument, the violin is fitted with new Eva Pirazzi Gold, medium tension strings. LOB is 353 mm and it is free of any cracks or repairs. A must to try if you are an advancing student or professional! Violin only priced at $3800.
The Aiersi Line: Surprising quality in an outfit that is reasonably priced for entry level players, the Aiersi is available in 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 4/4 sizes. Features ebony tuning pegs, fingerboard and chinrest as well as a tailpiece with 4 fine tuners. The violin outfit includes case, bow and rosin. I personally set up the bridge and soundpost for the best playing performance possible. The instruments come with standard steel strings, but I strongly recommend upgrading the 3/4 and 4/4 to a synthetic core set.
Pricing as follows:
1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 4/4 with steel strings $279 for the outfit
Upgrade to synthetic core strings will vary from $35 and up depending on selection of string
The Eastman VL80 is a practically new outfit in 4/4 size. This instrument retails in local shops for $499 plus taxes. The sound and playability of the VL80 are superb. Comes with a nice Fiberglas bow, rosin and carrying case. Fitted with new D’Addario Pro Arte strings and priced at $375 for the outfit.
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