Professional Violins for Sale
CONCERT-QUALITY INSTRUMENTS FROM MASTER WORKSHOPS
For serious musicians, conservatory students, and professional performers, your violin is your voice. Our collection of professional violins represents the finest craftsmanship available, featuring premium aged tonewoods and a variety of tonal strengths to fit every player. These instruments offer the depth, complexity, and tonal richness required for professional performance.
What Defines a Professional Violin?
Whether you're playing for an audience or alone at home, a professional violin can help you elevate your performance to its highest level. At StringWorks, we offer professional-level violins handcrafted from the highest grades of Himalayan and European spruce and maple. These exceptional instruments offer discerning violinists superior resonance, depth, tone, clarity, and brilliance throughout the range.
Professional violins are distinguished by several key characteristics:
- Premium Aged Tonewoods: Select spruce and maple aged for decades, developing complex acoustic properties
- Master Craftsmanship: Made by renowned luthiers with years of experience and refined techniques
- Tonal Sophistication: Rich, complex sound with extensive color palette and overtones
- Projection and Power: Ability to fill concert halls while maintaining tonal beauty
- Responsiveness: Immediate response to the most subtle nuances in bowing and expression
- Provenance: Many include certificates of authenticity and documented maker history
- Expert Setup: Our 3-5 hour professional setup maximizes the instrument's acoustic potential
Our Professional Violin Collection
With decades of experience in performance and instrument evaluation, StringWorks is proud to offer professional-level violins, each one personally selected to meet exacting standards. Our professional violins come from the smallest of modern workshops with traditional master/apprentice collaboration, distinguished solo makers, and fine examples of American, German, French, and Eastern European luthiers of the past.
Starting at $2,200, our professional violin collection includes:
- Contemporary instruments from renowned living makers with international reputations
- Select antique violins from distinguished historical makers
- European workshop instruments with master-level craftsmanship
- American-made professional violins from established luthiers
Each professional violin in our collection has been carefully evaluated by our expert staff for tone quality, condition, and authenticity. We provide detailed information about each instrument's maker, origin, and acoustic characteristics to help you make an informed decision.
Finding Your Professional Instrument
Our goal is to help you find an instrument you'll fall in love with and enjoy for many years to come. With our 14-day home trials (extended trials available for serious inquiries), lifetime guarantees, and unbeatable trade-in policies, you can shop confidently knowing your violin will be the best musical partner.
We understand that selecting a professional violin is a deeply personal process. Our luthiers and professional musicians provide detailed evaluations, honest guidance, and the opportunity to trial instruments in your own playing environment. Whether you're preparing for auditions, recording, or professional performances, we'll help you find an instrument worthy of your artistry.
If you're trading up from an intermediate violin, our lifetime trade-in program ensures you receive maximum value toward your professional instrument.