I've been involved in the musical instrument business as builder, repairer, and dealer since 1975. I've built some 100 instruments--banjos, guitars, dulcimers, violins, violas, and even one cello. I studied with the Toronto viola maker, Otto Erdesz, and with violinmaker Paul Bickle in his shop in Alton, England.

Here is a list of some of the instruments I have for sale. Of course this list isn't always current; some instruments will have sold by now, other new ones will have arrived for sale.

VIOLINS

1/4 violin from the workshop of Xuechang Sun. 2003. $650
1/2 violin from the workshop of Xuechang Sun. Beautifully crafted. 2003. $650
3/4 violin by Hofner. 1980. $360
Strad copy violin made in Czechoslovakia. 3/4 size. Circa 1950. $450
3/4 violin by Hofner. 1984. $450
Violin made in Hungary. 3/4 size. $500
Violin from the workshop of Xuechang Sun. 3/4 size. 2003. Beautifully crafted. $650
3/4 violin made in France. Circa 1900. $850
Unlabeled full-size violin. Orange varnish. $500
Unlabeled violin with pale brown varnish and an unusually wide-grained top. $500
Violin from the workshop of Xuechang Sun. 2003. Beautifully crafted. $650
Violin labeled Jay Haide, Ifshin Violins, Berkeley. 2003. $1,000
Violin from the workshop of Xuechang Sun. Beautifully crafted. $1,200
Rudolf Fiedler violin with a red-brown varnish. 2001. $1,350
Violin labelled Silvio Levaggi. $1,500
Suzuki violin. Nagoya. 1998. $1,675
Violin labeled M. Paolo Medardi, Piacenza. 1912. $1,700
German violin labeled Stradivarius. Circa 1920. $1,800
Trade violin by Marc Laberte, Mirecourt-Vosges-France. Circa 1930. $2,000
Violin labeled Nicolas Bertholini. Made in France. $2,000
Violin by H. Denis, Mirecourt. Circa 1930. Lovely tone. $2,000
Beautifully crafted violin from the workshop of Xuechang Sun. 2002. $1,900
Violin labeled Sanctus Seraphin. Made in France for R.S. Williams and Son, Toronto. $2,100
German violin with antiqued brown varnish. $2,300
Violin labeled Pietro Vareni. $2,800
Handmade, unlabeled violin with rosewood fingerboard. Golden varnish. $2,800
French violin built for R.S. Williams & Sons. $3,000
Violin from the workshop of Xuechang Sun. Beautifully crafted. 2002. $3,000
Violin by Mingjiang Zhu. $3,000
Violin labeled Alexander Gaspar, Budapest. Circa 1950. $3,200
Violin by Zak Stolk, British Columbia. 1995. Great sound. $3,400
Violin by Petr Racz of the Czech Republic. No. 25, 1999. $4,000
Violin labeled Enricus Ceruti but probably modern. $4,200
Violin attributed to Arston Zwerger. $4,400
Violin by Alois Sibal, Czech Republic, handmade. No 185, 1999. $4,500
Violin by Gregory T. Walke, Toronto. 1982. Orange-red varnish. $5,000

VIOLAS

Suzuki viola. 15 7/8". 1968. $850
16Ó viola by Louis Handorff, Bubenreuth. 1994. $1,600
16Ó viola from the workshop of Xuechang Sun. 2002. $1,600

CELLOS

Korean cello. With bag and bow. $1,695
Cello from the workshop of Xuechang Sun. Model 300. With bag and bow. $1,995
Scarlatti cello from the workshop of Xuechang Sun. $3,500
Cello from the workshop of Xuechang Sun. Model 303. $5,500