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Klaus Müller Etude

Name: Klaus Müller Etude
Brand: Klaus Mueller

Klaus Mueller · Etude Model No. 111 Violin

Price: 110 EUR – 110 EUR

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A hand-carved student violin from fine spruce, maple and ebony, professionally shop-adjusted in the USA despite Chinese manufacture, positioned between mass-market beginner instruments and boutique makers.

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About the Klaus Müller Etude

The Etude uses spruce of defined medium grain for the top, two-piece maple with medium-to-broad flame figuring for the back, and matching ribs and scroll - a deliberate selection of visually and tonally consistent wood rather than mismatched offcuts. It's finished in a spirit varnish with a warm reddish-brown tone, hand-carved from well-chosen tonewoods with inlaid purfling around the edges.

Ebony fittings cover the fingerboard, pegs and end button, paired with a composite tailpiece carrying four built-in string adjusters and a Guarneri-style ebony chin rest. Although manufactured in China, Klaus Müller states each instrument is professionally shop-adjusted in the USA before sale - addressing the common concern about factory-only setup on imported student violins - resulting in what the brand describes as good projection, easy playability and a resonant, even tone.

Where to buy

Reverb Klaus Mueller Etude Model No. 111 14” Size Violin 1990s 110 EUR Best price View details

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Source: https://reverb.com/item/91246682-klaus-mueller-etude-model-no-111-14-size-violin-1990s

Sound character of the Klaus Müller Etude

As an entry-level 'Etude' practice violin, this model uses basic solid-wood construction and simple factory setup aimed at very young or beginning players, producing a bright, straightforward tone with limited resonant depth - built to make learning affordable rather than to impress tonally.

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Technical data for the Klaus Müller Etude

Top	Spruce, medium grain
Back	Two-piece maple, flamed
Fittings	Ebony
Finish	Spirit varnish
Setup	US shop-adjusted

Price history for the Klaus Müller Etude

Cheapest seen: 110 EUR · Most expensive seen: 110 EUR

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The history of the Klaus Müller Etude

Klaus Müller positions the Etude as a mid-tier option between the cheapest mass-import student violins and higher-priced boutique or workshop-made instruments, using US-based final setup as its key differentiator from lower-cost competitors manufactured the same way.