55 Crosspoint Pkwy. Suite 106, Getzville, NY 14068 (716) 688-8600 mark@monacosviolinshop.com
Pictures From the Shop
Here are a few interesting instruments we have had in our shop recently. Click on the pictures to see the full-size version!
Mandolin by Suzuki Music Co., Japan
Suzuki Mandolin - back
Kay bass - 1954
German bass - finished
Kay bass - restored
J. Kuberacki violin
J. Kuberacki violin - back
Rare Guitaro from the 1960's
Guitaro chord bars being rebuilt
Matchstick violin - homemade
Matchstick violin - side
Matchstick violin - back
Crossover Gamba style cello (maker unknown)
Gamba cello - early style F-holes
Gamba cello - awesome machines and scroll
Gamba cello - originally had pegs, machines added later
Gamba cello - back
Road bass - neck reset
Road bass - ready to travel
Road bass - well traveled
Bass - neck reset
Bass - Klusin machines from Chicago
European bass
Science Olympiad project
Interesting guitar - front
Interesting guitar - back glued
Hurdy Gurdy made in England
Hurdy Gurdy - stops and machine work
Hurdy Gurdy - lower level of machines and stops
Hurdy Gurdy - headstock
Hurdy Gurdy - beautiful back
Hurdy Gurdy - crank it up and away we go!
American homemade lap dulcimer
Vega 5-string banjo with sharpening machines
Vega 5-string banjo - back of headstock
Vega 5-string banjo - adjustable sharpening machines
Rockabilly bass with custom setup
Erhu Chinese violin restored and rebuilt
Actual python skin on drum of Erhu violin
Army Navy model Gibson mandolin
Army Navy model Gibson mandolin - label
1920's flatback Czechoslovakian bass in for restoration
1920's bass - new ebony fingerboard
1920's bass - blank ebony nut ready for shaping
Guitarron (Mexican mariachi bass) - before
Guitarron after restoration
Homemade miniature 6-string guitar
Homemade miniature 6-string guitar - back
Homemade miniature 6-string guitar - finished
Homemade miniature 6-string guitar - beveled back
American made violin Robert Fugate, NY 2009
Robert Fugate, NY 2009 - back
Early 1900's 12-string mandolin
Early 1900's 12-string mandolin - back
Bass with pinstriping
Bass with pinstriping - back
Bass with pinstriping - front
Bass with pinstriping - signature
Hindu string instrument named "Saragi"
Gemza 8-string guitar
Gemza guitar inside label
Gemza headstock
Acrylic violin (thick plastic) maker and date unknown
Yes, it really plays!
Pegs, tailpiece, fingerboard are all acrylic
Too cool!
Oops! Accidents happen!
Candidate for a New Top
New Top Being Glued On
Finished! New Top Complete!
Banjo-Ukulele, early 1900's - BEFORE
Banjo-Ukulele, early 1900's - AFTER
Back of Banjo-Ukulele
1890 Nuener and Hornsteiner, Mittenwald Germany
1924 H. Heberlein, Marknekirchen, Germany
Back of 1924 Heberlein
Nicolaus Amati, Italy
Nicolaus Amati scroll
Andrzej Swietlinski, Nowy Targ, Poland
Back of Andrzej Swietlinski
Bermal Violin 1974
Bermal Violin 1974
Bermal Violin 1974
Label inside Bermal Violin
Cello by Abraham Prescott ca. 1835 Deerfield, NH
Prescott Cello scroll
Prescott Cello side
Prescott Cello back
Rare all METAL bass ca. 1930 Made by Buffalo Aluminum Corp.
All metal bass scroll
Faux finish on all metal bass
Lion Head Violin
Lion Head Violin
Lion Head Violin
Lion Head Violin
Bass bar repair
Bass bar repair
Inside of Karl Meisel German plywood bass
Top reinstalled on Meisel bass
Jose Ramirez classical guitar
Roderich Paesold German acoustic guitar
Old hand-made violin, origin unknown
Small 36-inch harp
Violin, unknown maker with interesting pattern and F-holes
Lyon and Healy "Ogden model" harp
15 1/4-inch viola, maker unknown
German-made copy of Maggini, double purfling inlay
Back of Maggini copy with double purfling
German violin
Back of German violin with face stencils
Back of German violin with face stencils
Bass neck and head repair
Kay bass neck repair
ca. 1920s Gibson mandolin
Back of Gibson mandolin
Fitting repair pins on bass