John Friedrich & Bros. Violin 1926 New York For Restoration

Description: Here is a beautiful Copy of Stradivarius John Friedrich & Bros. Violin for restoration. This is from 1926 –/New York New York. I do not know much information or even the value of this. Please reach out. I’d like this to be restored and go to a good home. Grade number 25 (4551) ANNO 1926 Two of the strings will tune but two won’t. It will need repairs and to be restored. This come with the case and now and other neat items. This is a very old Violin and don’t know much of the history on it. John Friedrich & Bros.in New York. Friedrich (1858 -1943) was born in Kassel, Germany. He studied violin making from 1875-1883 in Kassel, Stuttgart, and Leipzig. In Kassel he began his apprenticeships with Oswald Mockel, a prominent German violin maker and restorer. Friedrich came to the United States in 1883 and in a short time became well known among American makers for his instruments, identification, and valuations. His older brother William (1855-1911) joined him, and they established the violin making firm John Friedrich Bros. on 5th Avenue in New York City. Their elder brother Otto died in 1884. John made many instruments in his early years, also bows, violas, and a few cellos, but later the business was chiefly devoted to restoring and selling. He received highest award for his instruments in Chicago 1893 and for one of his violins at the St. Louis World’s Exposition in 1904. These awards are listed on the maker’s label. The shop’s last year of operation was 1935 when John retired. Please check out my Ridtiquities store for more and future items. This item is sold as is so please look at the photos. If you have any questions please ask. Thank you for looking. eBay charges a sales tax that corresponds with the state you live in. I don’t have any control over that. I do raise the shipping some to pay for the time it takes packaging and also to offset the eBay fees and also materials in shipping items so they get to you in super nice shape. Sincerely Ridtiquities

Price: 2999.99 USD

Location: Sheldon, Iowa

End Time: 2024-10-04T14:00:27.000Z

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