Julius Heberlein (born1866) Master Luthier created an Amati violin reproduction

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The price is way down from originally 00 in 2012,
Been trying to focus in on its worth to that evidently, rare honest person, somewhere in the world, willing to give me a fair price for this excellent Amati copy, however slightly, yet repairable flawed.
Come on folks,
Bid on this and give me what it’s, at the very least should be worth.
Be honest.
custom shipping crate included
Calculated USPS Priority shipping to your zipcode
Biography of Julius Heberlein
The Brompton’s Book of Violin & Bow Makers
Author: John Dilworth
D, Julius Born 1866 Markneukirchen Germany. Fine work, generally undated.
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It will ship with US Post Office 2-3 day Priority Package Mail.   Shipped fully sponge-foam cushioned within a custom wooden crate ( see photos) made with a frame of 1x3s, sides made with 1/4" masonite, all within a cardboard box held tight with fiberglass packing tape.  About 30" x 11x11"".
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A crack is visible at the tail-end reverse. Also the scuff on its front -
this violin is easily over 100 years old.
However, this is indeed a very rare
reproduction
violin.
There are likely only a handful of these in existance.
Especially with such a mostly flawless,
what looks to be
, the silk-smooth original topside
This Julius Heberlein Amati
has a mostly fine original finish with
great continuity
with its
fairly uncommon-elsewhere flamed light-maple... one-piece back and a light maple body.
23.25" body
Biography of Julius Heberlein
The Brompton’s Book of Violin & Bow Makers
Author: John Dilworth
HEBERLEIN, Julius Born 1866 Markneukirchen Germany. Fine work, generally undated.
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A full-sized late
late 1800's/early 1900s
relic in the vicinity of
115
yrs old (to me, it seems to figure to probably at least be).  These were created
up to about 125 years ago.
Oliver Ditson began importing them as early as the late 1880s.
Incredible to many, I'm finding out, Stradivari was a
student of Amati
( Amati d.1578).
Made by Julius of the renown Heberlein family of legendary luthiers from
Markneukirchen
Germany.
When constructing a reproduction instrument his construction is mostly unrivaled.  I have read that luthier Julius Heberlein was especially reknown for his accurate violin reproductions.
Very interestingly It has been said that Stradivari inscribed:
"made by an apprentice of Andrea Amati"
inside his first violin. He was in fact a student of Andrea Amati (b. 1578) over 440 years ago. His father Nicolo Amati was born in 1508, over 500 years ago.  Even as an approximately 115 to 125 year old copy, I think Amati is
quite a fortunate lineage to have chosen as a faithful reproduction.
It features an outstanding one-piece back which to me is preferable.  Nice continuity, unlike a mismatched split back.   For a talented luthier or a talented newbie, It would not be a major finish-task to repair and to deftly cause this moisture-crack( I'm guessing),
to entirely disappear
.
Philadelphia the third city name, after New York and Boston on the label visible thru the f-hole is visibly intentionally scratched out.
In the mid to late1800s,  then world-reknown importer Oliver Ditson had locations in Boston, New York & Philly.
It will be ship fully insured, which in the rare event of it getting lost or damaged will expedite the refund process.   A lost package is most often, most likely to eventually be located btw.  Usually sooner vs. later, and being safely cushioned and hardshell-protected, it would most, most likely survive its off-track misplaced adventure - before being safely delivered to you.  And probably sooner vs. later.
I've been thru this once before with a guitar - because it was hardshell-protected ( its case) it was eventually found and delivered to me unblemished.  Thanks for your understanding and trust.
It will ship with US Post Office 2-3 day Priority Package Mail.   Shipped fully sponge-foam cushioned within a custom wooden crate made with a frame of 1x3s covered with 1/4" masonite, all within a cardboard box held tight with fiberglass packing tape.  About 30" x 11x11""