Jacob Stainer,Violin maker (c. 1617 – 1683) 1. A Stainer violin , circa 1880. 2. Year of manufacture =1880 3. Country of manufacture = Southern Germany 4. No cracks, minor scratches, otherwise nice condition. 5. Measures in cm: Length of the body (LOB), Total length of the instrument is 59cm, Upper Bout=17cm, Middle Bout 10cm and lower Bout=20cm. 6. Extra items included (hard velvet-lined case, strings)=A decorative Tail-piece inlaid with mother-of-pearl, 4 tuners along with a "P.D.F" Stamped Collector's Brazilian bow. 7. A sound-post is installed and the violin has no cracks, but only some minor age-related marks, otherwise in good condition. 8. The violin is in perfect working order, has been tested and sounds wonderful. Violins and bows described as 'certified' or 'attributed' include images of their certificates and are therefore considered to have a higher degree of documented certainty regarding maker, origin, and age than instruments described only as 'labelled' (violins) or 'stamped' (bows), for which we provide no guarantee of any kind