Several violins hanging on a wall

Violins

Our Violin Inventory changes often, so please call for updates and prices (pictures available soon):


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. (More pictures available soon as we update our website over the next few months!)

Workshop violins are in good demand, so it is rare that we have instruments unspoken for. However, it is possible to commission a "custom" Workshop violin. Please contact us for details 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
  • Wojciech Topa Guadagnini Model Zakopane, Poland 2008
  • Stefano Trabucci Stradivari 1728 Model, Cremona 1998
  • James R. Banicki, Guadagnini Model Chicago 2008
  • Rafael Calaci Napoli 1925
  • Ernst Heinrich Roth, Markneukirchen 1929 SOLD
  • Old German Violin Labeled "Andreas Kempter Lauten und Geigenmacher in Dillingen 1776"
  • Jacek Steczkowski, One-Piece Back Leuven, Belgium 1992
  • John Juzek Made in Czechoslovakia 1921
  • Old French violin labeled "Charles Gaillard Rue Poissonniere 15 Paris 1880"
  • Heinrich Th. Heberlein, Jr. Stradivarius Pattern, Markneukirchen 1926
  • Edward Garber Stradivarius Pattern Pennsylvania 2006
  • Old German Violin, Made in Mittenwald, Germany
  • Old French Violin Labeled "Charles Gaillard" Late 19th Century
  • Edward Garber, Guarnerius Pattern, Bellwood, PA 2007
  • Marcin Steczkowski, Stradivarius Pattern, Poland
  • Stefan Sardona, Guarnerius Pattern, One-Piece Back, China 2006
  • E. Reinhold Schmidt Stradivarius Pattern Saxony, Germany (circa 1910)
  • Louis Lowendall Conservatory Fecit Berlin 1899
  • Jay Haide a l'ancienne Guarneri Model, European Wood China 2007
  • Old German Violin labeled "Hardarbeit aus Mittenwald 1949"
  • Stefan Sardona Guarnerius Pattern, China 2006
  • Salvatore Callegari, Stradivarius Pattern, China 2007
  • Stefan Sardona Guarnerius Pattern, One-Piece Back, China 2005
  • Old 3/4 Size Violin Labeled "Gunter Herman 1893" Leipzig, Germany SOLD
  • Jay Haide a l'ancienne Strad, Guarneri & Balestrieri Models China 2007
  • Czechoslovakian Violin labeled "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis"
  • Old Violin Labeled "Laurentius Storioni" Germany SOLD
  • Ettore Callegari, Guadagnini Pattern China 2008
  • Old 1/2 Size Violin, Mittenwald, Germany
  • Elis Eriksson, Stradivarius Pattern, Kramfors, Sweden, 1930 SOLD
  • Karl Meyer Violin China 2004
  • 1/2 Size Violin, Stradivarius Pattern Germany
  • Camillo Callegari Stradivarius Pattern China 2007
  • Heinrich Gil Student Series Model 54 Berbenreuth, Germany 2006
  • Old Violin Labeled "Aus I. Kampffens Sohne Musikalische Instrumenten - Handlung, von Neukirchen by Adorf im Voigtlande" Germany SOLD
  • Karl Hofner Model H200EGG Germany
  • Angelo Amati III 3/4 Size Violin China 2003
  • Old Violin Labeled Caspar Da Salo in Brescia 1595
  • August F. Kohr Model HC622 3/4 Size China 2008
  • Stefan Sardona 1/2 Size Romania
  • Andre Vallon 1/2 Size
  • Calin Wultur #6 3/4 Size Romania 2008
  • Andreas Sardona Stradivarius Pattern China 2006
  • Davide Enrisci Stradivarius Pattern China 2005
  • August F. Kohr Model K550 China 2008
  • Johannes Kohr Model K500 China 2008
  • Alta Electric Violin
  • Plug N'Play Electric Violin