Several violins hanging on a wall

Violins

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Distinctive Recreations by Gregory S. Sapp

As a violin maker, Greg has dedicated much time to making exact copies of classic Italian Violins. He has made copies of the works of: Stradivari; Guarneri "Del Gesu"; J.B. Guadagnini; C.F. Landolfi; F. Gagliano; and C.A. Testore. (pictures available soon as we update our website over the next few months!)

If you would like to commission a copy of a classic violin, please contact us at (630) 906-0244.

Workshop of Gregory S. Sapp

Acutely aware that the needs of the student have historically been overlooked, Greg has combined the elegant form of Stradivari and the robust tonal aspects of Pressenda in developing the "S-Pattern" Workshop violin.

The Workshop Violin has been very well received. It is totally made in-house, using the most seasoned and stable materials that can be found. Every violin is hand finished. The varnish scheme may vary somewhat from instrument to instrument (straight vs. shaded). However, shading is never overstated. Greg likes to allow the texture of the Oil Varnish to be displayed, as opposed to the smooth "plasticized" look that is often common with modern student-level violins.

A Greg Sapp workshop violin before being hand finished

In addition to being very easy to play, the Workshop Violin has a balanced and robust sound most often associated with instruments in a much higher price category.

Workshop violins are in good demand, so it is rare that we have instruments unspoken for. However, we have been busy making so please contact us for information as to availability at (630) 906-0244.


Other Violins

Violins and violas hanging on the wall at the Sapp Violin Shop in Montgomery

  • "Joannes Franciscus Pressenda 1846" Sold
  • New "Omaggio allo Augusto Pollastri Cesare Magrini Continuatore della Scuola Bolognese die Fiorini e dei Pollastri Fece in Bologna 1986" One-piece back with soft figure that slopes downward from left to right
  • New "George Craske fecit 1850" One-piece maple back with soft figure sloping downward from left to right on upper bout, more horizontal on the lower bout
  • New "Christomer Germain Washington, D.C. 1998" One-piece maple back with nice figure that slopes downward from left to right
  • New "Kelvin William Marshall Scott Fecit Ann Arbor 1999 Opus 16 Signa Humanam Benevolentiam" One-piece maple back with soft figure that anles up slightly from left to right
  • "Bronek Cison Chicago 2012" one-piece maple back with figure angled slightly downward from left to right
  • "Ernst Heinrich Roth Markneukirchen 1938 Germany Reproduction of Antonius Stradivarius Cremona 1700" and branded "Ernst Heinrich Roth Markneukirchen C825" above the label
  • "Aubrey K. Alexander Salt Lake City, UT 2013" Two-piece maple back with soft, narrow figure that dips slightly towards the center seam
  • Violin labeled "Carl Friedrich Havemann, Organ. Gohn in Klingenthal. 1783" Two-piece maple back with wide figure that dips towards the center seam
  • Unlabeled Violin of French origin; two-piece maple back with dramatic soft figure that peaks slightly at center seam
  • NewIbiza Avalos Opus 27 Cremona 2023" two-piece maple back with distinct narrow figure that peaks slightly at center seam
  • Violin labeled "Premiata Liuteria Italiana Scuola Cremonese di Riccardo Antoniazzi. Copia di Amati Fatto Nel Laboratorio di Antonio Monzino e Figli in Milano nell' anno 1974 da Severino Reiva A. Monzino"Sold
  • Violin labeled "Giuseppe Fiorini Da Bologna 1922" One-Piece Back Sold
  • Unlabeled Violin of Eastern European origin (c. late 1800's), one-piece maple back with soft, narrow figure sloping downward from left to right
  • Old German Violin labeled "Andreas Kempter Lauten und Gegenmacher in Dillingen 1776" Sold
  • Violin labeled "Joseph Guarnerius fecit Cremonae anno 1730 IHS"; two-piece back, branded "9" on button
  • Albert Krell Maker 1856 Sold
  • Heinrich Th. Heberlein Jr. Markneukirchen 1903 branded Sold
  • Violin branded "A la Ville de Cremonne D. Nicolas aine" in the back and "A Mirecourt" in the rib
  • "M. Paul Lorenz Untersachsenberg/S.a 15.4.1929"
  • Copy of Joseph Guarnerius fecit E. Reinhold Schmidt Saxony One-Piece back Sold
  • "Made in the Worshop of Ming-Jiang Zhu The Gold Medalist, Silver Medalist and Multi-Awards Winner of International Competitions S925A Guangzhou 2014 14-309"
  • "From the Workshop of Gregory S. Sapp Violins, Ltd. Chicago 2001"; Two-Piece Back with Soft Figure
  • Violin labeled "George A. Ostertag Chicago, USA 1922"
  • "Shaun Fosdick Saint Louis 2017"; One-Piece Slab-Cut Maple Back
  • "Made in the Workshop of Gregory S. Sapp Violins, Ltd. Chicago, IL 2013 GSS-0193-S
  • New"Kathleen Thomas fecei Perugia anno 2024" two-piece maple back with soft, narrow figure that peaks slightly at center seam
  • New"Victoria McDonald Chicago 2024" two-piece maple back with soft figure that dips towards the center seam
  • Violin bearing handwritten "Igor Gersh Chicago 2000" on inside of upper treble top
  • Violin labeled "The Lyon & Healy Eureka Violin Chicago A.D. 1908 Style 1009"
  • Violin labeled Erlach Grunert faciebat Cremona 17 Germany"
  • Violin labeled "L. Glasel-Berliner Markneukirchen 1923"
  • Gary P. Visocki Made in Chicago 1979 #3"
  • Violin labeled "Conn Wonder Elkhart Ind. USA anno 1925 No. 2346"Sold
  • Violin labeled "Tommaso Carcassi in Firenze 1751"
  • Violin labeled "Charles Resuche Eleve de Gand de Bernadel de Paris No. 74 Lyon 1877"
  • Old Italian Violin (early-mid 1800's), Full Arched, Well Figured Semi-Slab Cut One Piece Back Papers from Lyon and Healy 1949 Sold
  • Old German Violin labeled "Handarbeit aus Mittenwald 1949"
  • Violin labeled "Josef Klotz in Mittenwalde anno 1795"
  • Old Violin labeled "Jacobus Stainer in A. Probe Oenipontum" Sold
  • Various Jay Haide a l'ancienne models - European and Chinese woods
  • 7/8 violin, Jay Haide a l'ancienne Strad Pattern
  • 7/8 violin Giuseppe Sardona 2016 European Wood
  • 7/8 violin Y. Chen Strad Model 2008
  • 3/4 violin labeled "Andreas Kohler Voigtland 17 "