VIOLINS FOR SALE Inverness, Highlands
I currently have a number of quality violins for sale, as well as a nice selection of bows. They include new instruments by the wonderful modern maker Colin Cross as well as some lovely antiques.
I have tried to capture the varnish colour as closely as possible but would always recommend you come for a look and a play.
Here are some of the instruments I have right now:
NEW! I'm delighted to have this incredible new instrument for sale - it's a Colin Cross Tenor Violin! Imagine a viola and a violin had a child... it's an extra large violin with the standard tuning, but it's got the deep resonant tone of a viola and uses viola strings. It's great for folk with really long arms.... or big guys with big hands... or just so you can be the coolest person in the session, with the only tenor fiddle for miles! It does harmonies and chords really well and is a really playable and versatile instrument. I'm adding a video here as well, but it was only recorded on a phone, so please get in touch if you fancy a trial! NOTE: the Orkney chair I used in the photos is a child size chair... the fiddle isn't THAT big!!
Free case - £7,000
Click the text below for the video::
VIDEO of Tenor Violin by Colin Cross (I'm playing the Orkney tune 'Orcadia')
Antique German 7/8 size violin, 1920s, perfect for ladies with shorter arms who might struggle with a full sized violin, this still has the volume you want and it just a little easier to play. I have had several adult pupils move down to either a three quarter or a 7/8 size instrument, with great success. Set up by a top luthier and ready to play.
£1,900 with a free case. 
This viola is 15.5 inches, and was made in Hungary or Romania around 1960. It is finished in an attractive red varnish and has a super sound, warm and strong. A lovely instrument for a student moving up from their first viola. Set up by a top luthier and ready to go, it comes with a free case. £1,250
Bows! I have a nice selection of violin bows at the moment, old and new - get in touch to come and try them! I have old wooden ones, and new carbon fibre ones. I also have a very nice cello bow if you're after one.
A real beauty here - a new Colin Cross curvy fiddle! This one is purfled and very lovely. It's got a strong, clear, sweet tone and is very easy to play. The last two of Colin's curvy instruments sold really fast, they really are gorgeous and sure to create a stir!
Free case included.
£6,000
Chinese, made in 2008. This violin is a powerful and versatile instrument, in new condition, and professionally set up by one of the country's top luthiers. It's perfect for serious music students, and plays folk and classsical music with ease. Super if you don't always want the worry of a more fragile antique, but you want something that will perform in any situation. The varnish on this is 'antiqued' which means it's been made to look old. Free case.
£1,800
An old German violin, c.1900, lovely sweet tone, easy to play and very attractive. Comes with a free case, professionally set up and ready to go.
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This is a German antique in excellent and professionally set up condition. Lovely fiddle, it is very attractive with a nice warm strong sound.
Comes with a free case.
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Here's a real character - an old Saxon lion's head fiddle! As usual this violin is in perfect playing condition with a professional set up, and the tone is clear and strong. Dark varnish which is also quite shiny, and problematic to photograph! Come and have a look! Comes with a free case.
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Colin Cross curvy violin - a gorgeous new violin with a sweet and strong tone, so playable and something a bit different! Made by one of the UK's top luthiers. Comes with a free case.
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A curvy viola to match the curvy violin - an absolutely delightful viola, very easy to play and a fabulous tone. Newly made by Colin Cross, this instrument is really special.
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