MV5/ 68 Hardanger fiddle / Antique German violin, circa 1900; conversion 2017
£1,991.00
Antique violin converted to Hardanger neck with 9 strings ( 5 sympathetic) with Hiscox case
Antique German violin, circa 1900, with “lions head ” scroll , converted to hardanger fiddle with for standard hardanger tuning (high pitch tuning f#” , b’, e’, b) , by David Bruce Johnson at Moseley Violins, 2017
New short scale neck with grafted original “lions head” scroll
5 sympathetic strings ( fitted mid height on bridge and under fingerboard) -tuning b, g#, f# e, C ( these strings are not bowed for sympathetic vibration)
Wittner fine tuner pegs for all pegs
Strung with Pirastro Hardanger fiddle strings and special Hardanger maple bridge
Fits Hiscox OVNS case ( optional at extra + £123.60)