William Walker violin, Mid Calder 1906

Scottish violin maker William Walker was born in 1859 and lived and worked throughout the 1920s in Mid Calder and Broxburn, Scotland. Though practically self-taught, Walker's craftsmanship of his Stradivari and Guarneri model violins are first-rate. This violin is beautifully made, with a finely carved scroll and f-holes, a one-piece prominently flamed maple back, and a warm golden-brown varnish. The violin is very responsive with a hearty tone that is both sweet and bright, and has particularly excellent projection of its tonal clarity.