www.MysticViolin.com - Violin: Tomas Skala r. 1999 Luby u Cherbu Op. 60

An outstanding hand-made violin by Bohemian luthier Tomas Skála. Made in 1999 (Op. 60). An incredible value at only $2,500. Nicely setup by Mystic Violin. LOB 360 mm.

Tomas Skála, born in 1970 in Mlada Boleslav (a town in former Czechoslovakia), is considered one of the finest contemporary makers of European violins. He studied in several prominent workshops throughout Central Europe, but his principal teacher was Emil Lupac- master violin maker and teacher of the current generation of violin makers in Bohemeia, Moravia, and Slovakia- as well as Skála’s father-in-law. Skála today lives and works in Bohemia, where he shares a workshop with Emil Lupac, crafting violins, violas, and cellos from the patterns of Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesù.  

This violin (Op. 60) was made by Skála in 1999, after the luthiers of Luby unionized in an effort to bring their instruments to the West. The label, reading “Luby u Chebu”, is hand-signed by the maker. The body pattern is Stradivari, with a bright amber spirit varnish. The top is of medium-fine grain spruce, widening towards the flanks, and the two-piece back is of beautiful maple, tightly-flamed and ascending slightly from the center with a vibrant curl. LOB 360 mm.

With Skála’s new violins going for nearly $7,000.00 on the market today, this instrument is an incredible value at only $2,500.00. Nicely adjusted and set up with Dominant strings. Price reflects instrument only. Be the first performer to own this lovely, hand-crafted violin.