Georges Apparut French Violin c. 1927

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WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY 2525 East Douglas Avenue Wichita, KS 67211
A good French violin by Georges Apparut, bearing the label “Fait par G. Apparut / a Mirecourt en 1927 No. 14", and a second label "Modeles d'apres / Joannes Baptista Guadagnini / fecit Parmae ferviens / C.S.R 1741 / Par G. APPARUT".
The two-piece back is of narrow figure, the top of spruce of somewhat wide grain. The varnish is a red-brown over an amber base. Back length is 355 mm and the weight without chinrest is 418 grams.
Without damage or cracks of any kind.
From the Henley Atlas: "...Faithful copiers, but also having a tone almost like the mature Italian. Beautiful wood. Grandly transparent oil varnish, difficult, at a short distance to distinguish it from the Cremonese..."
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*** In January of 2020, our small workshop in Wichita celebrated sixty-seven years of service to professional, amateur and student musicians.
We employ thirteen highly skilled full-time workers and enjoy, we’re happy to report, a sterling reputation for top-quality restoration and ethical transactions. We are not amateurs, nor are we a “back bedroom” operation. We would be pleased to furnish you with references attesting to the above.
COME VISIT US!  Shopping for a good professional-quality violin?  We always have a selection of better instruments from the best European workshops. We're particularly fond of "old French" from the early 20th. century.  Strong voices, brilliant tonal qualities perfectly suited to orchestral and solo playing.
A few better violins, now in our shop...
Charles Quenoil, Paris, 1937
Louis Hequin, Paris, 1930
Eugene Langonet, Nantes, 1937
Caressa and Francais, Paris, 1952
Georges Cherpitel, Paris, 1935
Georges Apparut, Mirecourt, 1948
Marcellus Robin, Bordeaux, 1923
Charles Jean-Baptiste Colin-Mezin, Paris, 1944
Auguste Delivet, Paris, 1910
Alfred Vidoudez, Geneva, 1912
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Wichita Band Instrument Company is a small musical instrument emporium located in the center of the USA. We’ve been in business since 1953 and have had the same owner since 1963. Originally we were a repair shop that specialized in woodwind and sax restoration. Virtually ALL the items we sell have been fully reconditioned in our own shop, although we do sell a few unrestored historical instruments each year.
Anything we sell can be sent to you for a short approval period without obligation.  The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance and must pre-pay back to us any freight and insurance charges on returned equipment.
Wichita Band Instrument Co.
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