Please read everything in this section. There is important information further down which pertains to the auction.  If you are inexperienced in purchasing vintage strings please read last item in this section

Note for genuine bidders If you are having any trouble at all  placing a bid please message me There are some buyer restrictions on my account to deter bogus bidders which I can quickly  lift for you as a genuine bidder. If you have little or no feedback  and or have recently joined eBay please see our note at the bottom of the description

Description

These are handmade This is Full size  Still has the original receipt dating it to 1990 so a well payed in instrument but still in good condition  Made by Stentor who are the most recommended brand by Music Teachers.  

At the time these were  4th in the hierarchy of Stentor violins  below it was The Stentor Standard, then Student 1 and then Student 2.  The receipt shows it cost £130 in 1990. A new Zeller  nowadays  is around £400 

Case is solid shows some signs of wear but fully usable Mainly one of the internal pockets could use gluing. Bow could be used but I would recomend a new one. Just a pounds on ebay.

Bargain instrumment already played in for you.

Please note the following which applies to all instruments sold 

1  Soundposts will occasionally dislodge during shipping. Usually a luthier will not charge you for putting them back up, however violins  are sold on the basis that the soundpost might need to be put back up

2  Finger boards are designed to be easily removed (and replaced) It is unusual but very occasionally a fingerboard gets loose during shipping. Again a luthier can help in simply regluing it. However all instruments are sold with the possibility the fingerboard may need to be reglued. Its very unusual though

3  Bow and case (where offered) are a free gift to the winner but do not form part of the auction. For some very distant countries In order to honour our published prices we will supply a lighter case than the one shown in the images. 

4 I am not a luthier so please study the pictures  and make sure it is what  you need.  There may be additional issues with the instrument 
I am unaware of. All violins are sold as needing refurbishment, repair and a complete set up whether they need it or not

Postage Costs



If you are bidding from overseas please click the "Payments and Postage" tab above and enter your country 
then click "Get rates" to be informed of postage cost etc

Depending where you are you may have import duties to pay on top of your purchase price. Please check this 
prior to bidding

I will have other violins or bows on ebay for a while so please check back from time to time   

Place your bid then click this link  to see them See other items

One thing worth remembering is historically vintage violins have been one of the best best  investments out there as they have 
consistently increased in value. Whereas a modern instrument  basically looses value through time.

Note For People With Little Or No Feedback.

Unfortunately If you have little or no feedback we will usually contact you to confirm you are a genuine bidder. If you we are unable to 
establish  you are a genuine bidder we will usually cancel your bid.  This is especially the case with recently opened 
accounts.

If you bid on an auction and win but do not make contact with us within 24 hours  we will usually cancel your bid and sell to the
under bidder if you have an account that  has little or no feedback.



Guidance For Inexperienced Buyers

Experienced people can skip this bit


If you are inexperienced please consult either a luthier or experienced person before bidding . Please use a PC to view images. You may not be able to view the detail or repair needed on a phone.


Any vintage violin sells for a minimum of £400 in a violin shop. Expecting to buy a set up playable 100 year old violin for £60 or a fully restored vintage bow for £5. is unrealistic 


The convention with labels in violins is if described as "labelled " eg "Antonius Stradivarius" the seller is basically just describing what is written on the label - no more. If he says a violin is "by" + name he is stating that the instrument was made by that person.


The same convention applies with bows ?Branded?  just means that is the name branded on the bow. ?By? means that is the name of the maker. For example a lot of bows are branded ?Tourte? This just implies the design of the bow.