Missouri Violin Sales and Stringed Instrument Repair
Located in Jefferson City, Missouri Field Violins is dedicated to meeting the stringed instrument needs of all ages, providing quality instruments and service for beginning, intermediate and advanced players of all instruments of the violin family. We provide a full range of stringed instrument set-up, sound adjustment and repairs. We also maintain an active inventory of instruments and bows. Some of those are represented on the website but there are numerous other instruments and bows in the shop.
If you have any questions or see something you like please contact me.
Stringed Instrument Inventory
An unlabeled violin with a very resonant rich tone even across all strings. Soft luminous oil varnish.
18th Century violin made in manner of Enrico Catenari. A beautiful violin with unique inlaid ebony & mother-of-pearl scroll. The neck and scroll do not appear to be orginal to the violin. Stamped “FA” on the button & at the end pin. Very clear tone that projects very well.
Labeled “Joannes Franciscus Pressenda.” Not a genuine Pressenda but likely Bohemian ca. 1850. Nice one-piece back with full arching. Has strong warm tone. A few repaired cracks to top and cheek patches to peg box — all very solid.
Good German violin with excellent rich tone. Some varnish damage along treble side of finger board. Beautiful two piece flamed maple back.
Very nice Stainer model with carved lion’s head. Strong, focussed tone on all strings.
An unlabeled violin with repairs to the top but in very good condition. Has a strong clear tone on all strings. Double purfling in the style of Maggini with beautiful one-piece back.
Excellent intermediate level violin built in the Guarnarius style by the Virgil Bandila workshop in Reghin, Romania. Superior materials, oil varnish and ebony fittings with a very deep responsive tone.
Modern violin ca. 2000 that appears to be higher quality chinese work. Well crafted with good focussed sound.
Appears to be South German or Austrian showing influence of Stainer in the arching. Repairs to the table and back — all solid and secure. Grafted scroll — possibly later. Strong pleasing tone across all strings.
1721 Stradivarius model
1712 Stradivarius model
Quality south German violin labeled in German script “Franz Worle Geigenmacher zu Mittenwald 1817.” Strong full tone across all strings. Beautiful flamed maple back with unique stamped “button” — small stylized sunburst with initials “E. G.” in the center.
Reproduction of Antonius Stradivarius 1718
Bohemia (Hradci Kralowe) violin with one-piece back, excellent condition with strong focussed sound.
Antonius Stradivarius model
Golden-yellow varnish with beautiful flamed back and strong pleasing tone.
Guadagnini model