A Must-see Guarneri del Gesu Violin
Patterned after a 1741 instrument by acclaimed Italian luthier Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri, the Hofner H225 Series Guarneri is a professional-level violin handcrafted from air-dried, oldest-stock, AAA Alpine spruce and European maple. The H225 Series Guarneri delivers everything you'd expect from a top-shelf Guarneri del Gesu violin: originality, spontaneity, and unequaled tonality. This exquisite violin includes an ebony Parisian eye end button and pegs, along with a Despiau ''A''-level French bridge, an ebony tailpiece with E tuner, and a Guarneri-model ebony chinrest. We're taken aback by the striking Hofner H225 Series Guarneri here at Sweetwater, and we're confident that players searching for a top-of-the-line Guarneri del Gesu instrument will be duly impressed.
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Exquisite tonewoods
The H225 Series Guarneri was handcrafted from AAA Alpine spruce and European maple. Hofner chose the oldest-stock woods from their collection, which have been air-dried for decades. This superb violin features an antique oil varnish finish, ensuring an incredibly resonant tone and an eye-catching look that garners immediate attention.

Hofner: 135 years of rich tradition
Karl Hofner established his company in 1887, soon after becoming Germany's most prominent string instrument manufacturer. The company has amassed a wealth of experience over its more than 135 years in business, garnering a reputation as one of the finest builders of stringed and plucked instruments worldwide. Even today, Hofner strives to keep its finger on the modern pulse in producing innovative and inspiring instruments. Sweetwater proudly offers our customers Hofner's top-shelf guitars, basses, violins, violas, cellos, double basses, and other fine string instruments.
Hofner H225 Series Guarneri Professional Violin Features:
- Patterned after a 1741 instrument by Italian luthier Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri
- Handcrafted from air-dried, oldest-stock, AAA Alpine spruce and European maple
- Ebony Parisian eye end button and pegs
- Despiau ''A''-level French bridge
- Ebony tailpiece with E tuner
- Guarneri-model ebony chinrest
