1/4 - sized French violin, Paul Beuscher

“C'est si bon”: this attractive student violin is a rare size that falls between 1/8 and 1/4 and comes from the workshop of Paul Beuscher in Paris. Established in 1850 by guitar maker Hyppolite “Paul” Beuscher, the music shop still exists today and is an excellent address that became a meeting place for great talents over the course of its history. It particularly drew in jazz and chanson musicians whose pieces were published in-house. This instrument bears Beuscher's original labels and was crafted by an unknown violin maker who followed a Stradivari model with drawn-on purfling. The top and back are both one-piece, and maple with an especially wide grain was selected for the back. We can offer this good instrument at a particularly low price due to a repair on the right sound hole. It was reviewed by our luthier and fitted with a new bridge, sound post and strings so that it is ready to play immediately. Its sound is bright, warm and open — not too loud and featuring a very pleasant character.