{"id":27399,"date":"2018-01-22T10:37:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T10:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.europeanviolins.eu\/?product=georges-cunault-violin"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:38:06","slug":"georges-cunault-violin","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/staging.europeanviolins.eu\/nl\/product\/georges-cunault-violin\/","title":{"rendered":"Georges Cunault violin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>A fine French master violin by Georges Cunault.<\/strong><br \/> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JPPooED_9Xk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Georges Cunault<\/strong> is one of the finest French violin makers of his period : he<strong> worked for Sebastien Vuillaume<\/strong> and <strong>Miremont<\/strong> in Paris.<\/h5>\n<p>This is one of the finest Cunault&#8217;s we have seen, the violin has its original label and stamp inside &#8211; and comes with a reliable\u00a0<strong>J.J. Rampal certificate.<\/strong>.<br \/>Very fine quality. Stradivari model with beautiful shaded red-brown oil varnish.<br \/>This violin is made of good materials &#8211; a superbe one-piece back , very nice figured maple,<br \/>flamed ribs and a beautiful scroll.<br \/>Cunault violins are well known for their <strong>superbe tonal qualities<\/strong>, this violin produces a big well-balanced tone, <br \/>suited for the professional violin player; and it comes with a new set of strings and a new chinrest and French bridge, tailpiece with 4 adjusters.<\/p>\n<p>Size back: ca. 358 mm &#8211; 4\/4<\/p>\n<p>See violins in our\u00a0<a title=\"violin-shop\" href=\"https:\/\/europeanviolins.eu\/en\/old-violins\/\" target=\"_self\">violin shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>More info :\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"modal-title directory-title\">The famous dictionary of violin makers, The\u00a0Universal Dictionary of Violin\u00a0&#038;\u00a0Bow Makers\u00a0&#8211; William Henley writes\u00a0 :<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;At the concours International de Lutherie ancienne at Paris, in 1910:<br \/><strong>&#8220;These instruments were arraigned against a Stradivarius, Guarnerius, and Guadagnini,and carried off first honours for sonorous tonam quality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"modal-header\">\n<h4 class=\"modal-title directory-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>The\u00a0<\/span><span>Universal Dictionary of Violin<\/span><span>\u00a0&#038;\u00a0<\/span><span>Bow Makers<\/span><span>\u00a0&#8211; William Henley :<br \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span>&#8220;At the concours International de Lutherie ancienne at Paris, in 1910:<br \/><strong>&#8220;These instruments were arraigned against a Stradivarius, Guarnerius, and Guadagnini,and carried off first honours for sonorous tonam quality<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"modal-title directory-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"modal-title directory-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Biography of Georges Cunault &#8211; John Dilworth<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"modal-body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">CUNAULT, Georges Born 1856 Paris, died 1941 Villemomble France. Worked for Sebastien Vuillaume and Miremont 1874-1882. &#8216;Mention honorable&#8217; at Paris Exhibition 1878. Own workshop established 1880 but occupied several addresses: 53 Faubourg Poissoni\u00e8re, 1882, 29 rue des Martyrs 1884, 6 rue Clauzet 1889, 31 rue Navarin 1893, and finally 19 rue Navarin. Relocated to Villemomble 1915. Violins often of large size but very fine quality. Stradivari model with shaded red-brown varnish. G. C. Georges Cunault \/ Luthier \/ Rue Clauzel 6. Paris \/ An 1893. G. C. Georges Cunault \/ Luthier \/ 21 Rue de Navarin. Paris &#8211; An 1908.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Biography of Georges Cunault &#8211; Cecie Stainer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"modal-body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">b. 1856, Paris ; was apprenticed there, and worked with Miremont, 1874-82; obtaining, at the Paris Exhibition, 1878, a &#8221; Mention honorable&#8221; as collaborateur. 1882, started his own workshop, first at 53, Faubourg Poissonniere, then at 6, rue Clauzel. 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