Originally posted by sooner. Topic: William Lewis & Son - what model is this and approx when was it made? With the addition of our new PLEK machine and our longtime veteran luthiers, we are pleased to provide top-quality guitar repair. Please feel free to reach out to our knowledgeable sales staff with any additional questions! We have been trusted by musicians across the country since 1963 and are constantly working to provide the best value for our customers. It is a popular Ton-Klar (or "Clear-Tone") violin, and happily it is "The David" model, rather than the ubiquitous "Dancla" model. When you see the "NEW" designation for an instrument – as opposed to a particular year — it means we purchased that instrument directly from the manufacturer.
Type: Folk Instrument. Maybe (very very possible) I'm completely wrong, but I'm just thinking about this more and more (for me) interesting story. A William Lewis & Son WL80E2 Violin 1/2 in Excellent condition! Topic: 3/4 William Lewis and Son KAYSER Violin - Make offer!! It comes with a Lewis hard case and a bow. The bow looks interesting, too. Amati, Guarneri, and Stradivarius instruments were commonly in inventory. The one top-end model I do have (from a much earlier year) IS in fact more responsive, suggesting the top-end instruments may also have somewhat better graduations, but the tone is basically the same as the bottom-end instruments according to multiple listeners. If you change the Ship-To country, some or all of the items in your cart may not ship to the new destination. Until then, get it set up, see what it sounds like, and enjoy playing it if it suits you.
Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. I am just looking for a bit of general information about the maker, the violin and its possible value. Right of the picture, the label say "Made Expressly For / William Lewis and Son / Chicago, Illinois / in Germany" There is a small label turned upside down with "5309" on it, but I think that this label is came in violin later. Do you have any idea of what it's worth? Considering the large volume of listings we maintain, though rare, typographical errors and oversights will sometimes, especially, that a case is ONLY included with a sale when it is pictured in the ad. Serial Number: F5971. Each time the label was reformatted, the serial number stream starts over. The one piece back is of wide figure, the table of narrow grain. Inherited this "William Lewis and Son 3/4 size" violin.
Body Length in Inches (excluding neck): 13. If you find an issue with your purchase, please contact us. What is account access? I sent you an email-. When I returned to playing fiddle after a decades long layoff the first instrument I snagged was a Lewis and Sons. Posted 26 Oct 2007 7:23 pm bump. Sold 2013 William Lewis and Son 4/4 Violin DESCRIPTION: William Lewis and Son 4/4 size violin. I have a violin that has a sticker in it that says The Lewis 3/4 William & Son #38886 and scratched very small into the back side at the top of the body is A33, it looks like it was scratched into it when made. German viola made for Wm. I am just plain curious.
Value is minimal (imo), and the work required is probably equal to the value of the fiddle. We will refund the price of the instrument as soon as we receive it, provided it arrives in the condition in which it left the shop. Ebenezer Towner Root then became a partner with William Lewis and formed the music house know as Root and Lewis. He said he think the value might be 300-400 Dlls. Brand History: William Lewis & Son is one of the oldest stringed instrument brands still in production. Such things were generally banned during the anti-German propaganda developed by the US government in the run up to WW, especially after 1917.
The David was the nicest Ton-Klar model imported by William Lewis and Son, and this is a standard David. I just want to make sure I am not giving them a terrible violin. Lewis label is one of their older (pre-1957) labels, and the serial number is rather low (although they re-started the serial number streams several times after 1957, so why wouldn't they have done the same thing before in their history? Seller - 786+ items sold.
Please feel free to email with any additional questions. Each instrument is set up by hand in our Cleveland Ohio facility to meet or exceed MENC (school requirements) for student instruments to give the player the best possible performance experience and inspiration. Case is circa 1950 as well. I assume that the 1/2 is telling me that it is a 1/2 size violin? We do not ship bows over $1, 000., violins or violas over $5, 000., or any cellos. Posted 3 Nov 2007 9:15 am. If you can't phone us, please start a conversation by email. Click the button below and we'll email you a link to generate your Tarisio password.
The vamp (curvature) is just about perfect. Typically, we use UPS shipping services. If there is any doubt, please inquire. USA installed D'Addario Prelude strings provide a better tonal quality, longer string life and maximum playability. Seems to me that my fiddle is covered with much better varnish (frankly, I don't think it's nitro, but I can't be certain - certainly it's not polyurethane based:-) over stained ground. Employment Opportunities. Posted 22 Oct 2007 4:30 pm one more bump. Can anyone tell me some stuff about the brand, history, or anything like that? Alongside the cool vintage and antique instruments in the shop we have a healthy collection of carefully selected New instruments.
Please message us if you have any questions. Just to throw a couple more twist into this, the coloring/varnish is not inconsistent with the few Lewis student fiddles I've seen of that era, and the chin rest is the cheapo side-mount type that was original to the Lewis student models. The term "Germany" was adopted with unification in 1872, but seems to not turn up products until a few years later. I have a similar violin as BP except that it is not a 1/2 size.
See my other listings for great musical deals! This latter period probably is where your instrument is from. 'GLIGA Foddles' 5 hrs. Lewis & Son in 1896. I have a similar question however, I would like to know when my violin was made and possible other owners. Only the item(s) pictured in the ad are included in this sale. I don't see the other possible scenario.
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