Bavarian violin by Hermann Krauss, Landshut (sold)

Hermann Krauss was a student of Dölling in Markneukirchen. Krauss started his own business in 1898 in Erding near Munich. After a year he moved to the city of Landshut, where this sophisticated instrument was made in 1936. The violin ius fully in the Bavarian tradition after the Klotz model with characteristic, "stumpy" edges and slight camber in the one-piece back. The glossy dark brown varnish is perfectly preserved, shining in warm brown colors. The scroll is small and elegant. The nuanced sound of this Hermann Krauss violin is dark, huge, of very good volume, round in the lower ranges, bright and crystal in the upper registers. The violin ready to play, undamaged and preserved in excellent, near mint condition. Hermann Krauss received numerous medals for his outstanding stringed instruments.