{"product_id":"francois-fent-violin-paris-metzler-violins","title":"François Fent violin, Paris, with Warren certificate | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXM-NhTngqg?si=dKuCBdbJ-59LnjKU\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003esweet, rich, clear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Instrument\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis violin has a lovely tonal quality and responsive brilliancy, projecting and resonant. Its warm brown varnish is plentifully applied over golden wheat ground. Its single-piece back bears an interesting grain characteristic that runs near its center. Like most of Fent’s Stradivarius copies, this violin doesn’t bear a date. Yet, because of the location noted on the interior label, Fent made this instrument between 1765-1792. This violin is in excellent condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterior label reads: “Fait par FENT \/ Maitre Lutier, rue de Montmarte, \/ Cul-de-sac Saint Pietre, à Paris”\u003cbr\u003eLength: 358mm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bouts: 162mm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle: 110mm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bouts: 200mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrançois Fent\u003c\/strong\u003e (1733-1796) was born Franz Fendt in Füssen, Germany. While in Füssen, Fent trained under the luthier Johann Anton Gedler. Upon his move to Paris in 1760, Fent adopted a French spelling of his name and situated in his atelier Monmarte. Fent looms large as a masterful luthier in pre-revolutionary French violin making, known for his sophisticated craft work. While trained in Germany and pursuing his career in France, Fent was a close study of Italian luthiers, particularly Antonio Stradivari—subsequently building fine Stradivarius copies. Fent made a particular effort to delineate between Vieux Paris style of the time and Stradivari models, and had a notable influence on the next century of violin making in Paris’ school of Lupot and Pique. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/Metzler-Violin-Francois-Fent-VN-B1643-1-Back.jpg?v=1759445281\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/Metzler-Violin-Francois-Fent-VN-B1643-1-Neck.jpg?v=1759445275\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/F.Fent.Violin.Cert.A.jpg?v=1760830945\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/F.Fent.Violin.Cert.B.jpg?v=1760830944\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"French","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54364012577078,"sku":"VN-B164-1","price":40000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/4182\/9430\/files\/Metzler-Violin-Francois-Fent-VN-B1643-1-Front.jpg?v=1785772601","url":"https:\/\/enclothin.com\/products\/francois-fent-violin-paris-metzler-violins","provider":"enclothin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}