R. Kim Tipper & Associates Fine Violins
RKTV Contact Info: 1111 Esquimalt Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V9A 3N5, Canada, 250-588-1893, nomail@tipper-violins.com
Whitespace Violins Click on the image
for more detailed photos
Warren Bailey, Fecit Victoria Canada 2009 Flag of Canada
A good modern violin in like-new condition
$20,000 Violin front
Brad Janzen, Saskatoon 2016 Flag of Canada
Brad Janzen is a Saskatoon maker who has long worked for the Soundpost in their Ottawa shop. He trained as a maker first and continues to be prolific. This violin is new from his workshop and shows extensive attractive antiquing to the rich varnish.
$14,000 Violin front
Brad Janzen, Saskatoon 2021 Flag of Canada
Brad Janzen is a Saskatoon maker who has long worked for the Soundpost in their Ottawa shop. He will not be found on the internet. This violin is new from his workshop and shows moderate amount of antiquing.
$14,000 Violin front
Rowland H. Ross, Guildford, No. 176, 1988 Flag of UK
A good English baroque violin in excellent original condition with authentic style fittings and setup. Minor wear to the varnish. Rowland Ross is a well known maker of instruments for period performers worldwide.
$12,000 Violin front
Galen Hartley, Montpellier, France, 2015 Flag of France
A Ruggeri copy from one of Canada’s most promising young makers. It has a mellow tone and bears a convincingly antiqued varnish of pale orange shaded to yellow. It is a careful copy of a Ruggeri. See www.hartleyviolins.com
Sold Violin front
Sigisvald Hoibakke, Victoria B.C., 1960/75 Flag of Canada
A particularly fine example of the work of this fondly remembered local maker. According to the writing inside it was made in 1960 and re-varnished by the maker in 1975, the year of his death. It is virtually un-played since the re-varnishing.
Sold Violin front