Violin #3': Anansi
Status: 🟢 Available for Trial/Purchase
This is Anansi, an instrument made in collaboration with Craig Danner of Crispin/Hammer violins, who has also graciously provided the photos shown below. Anansi is loosely modeled after the 1733 Guarneri del Gesu ‘Kreisler,’ with some stylistic interpretations from myself and from what I am coining as the "Crispin/Hammer Method."(to read more about the Crispin/Hammer Method and how this violin was completed in only 16 days, click on "Blog Post" up above!)Anansi is named after the figure from West African folklore, known in many as a trickster, and in some as a keeper of stories. It was important to me to name this violin with an 'A' name, as Craig Danner names his violins alphabetically. Read more about the making and naming process at the link above.
![Anansi Front [Bass Angle] (Image Courtesy of Crispin Hammer Violins)](images/Anansi bass angle front.jpg)
![Anansi Front [Treble Angle] (Image Courtesy of Crispin Hammer Violins)](images/Anansi treble angle front.jpg)
- Completion Date: June 4th, 2025
- Setup Date: Juneteenth 2025
- Materials
- Top: Alaskan Sitka Spruce;
- Back and Ribs: Maple;
- Fingerboard: Gaiatone (Ebony alternative), Nut & Saddle: Ebony, Pegs: Wittner Finetuner Pegs
- Current String Setup: Dominant (Med.) G-D-A, Goldbrokat (.26) E
- Current Asking Price: $5,500 OBO
- This particular instrument will come as an outfit: violin, case, satin bag and an unstamped pernambuco bow included.
- The owner of this violin will be able to trade towards any future inventory instruments listed on this site, free of charge, up to two (2) times.
- Any repairs/maintenance needed on Anansi (within reason) will be performed at no cost to the instrument owner.
- A preliminary tonal adjustment may be scheduled before purchase.
- Upon purchase, this page will be updated with the name and image of the instrument owner. [Instrument owner may choose to opt out.]
This violin is now available for trial and purchase. This is my third build, but my first fully completed and set up instrument; the proud owner of Anansi would not only be, like, a really cool person, but they'd also be helping me fund my education at the Chicago School of Violin Making, where I've now been absent for two terms. So, full transparency:
Trial preference will be given to those in the Chicago area, though any out-of-state inquiries will also be considered.
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