German 4/4 1817 Johann Stephan Thumhard Collector’s Violin

This old full-size violin for sale is a rare one, indeed.  It was made by Johann Stephan Thumhard in either Straubing or Munich, GERMANY (Bavaria), sometime before 1817.  He was probably a pupil of Buchstedter because his violins, including this one, look much like Buchstedter’s.  It has the look and sound of an older instrument – not very bright and perhaps a bit hollow sounding.  The body is a dark brown color.nbsp; This Thumhard Violin has an extra long body length at 14 and 3/8 inches.  It has numerous repairs, although none devalue the violin, and it has a hole in the back of the pegbox, presumably to hang it on the wall.