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Blue Danube Violins is proud to be the exclusive
representative and dealer for the important collection
of stringed instruments (violins, violas and violoncellos)
by the Hungarian master, Pál (Paulus)
Sáránszky (1919-2000). This collection
can be viewed in our violin showroom in Vienna,
Strozzigasse 32-34, during normal business hours
or by appointment.
Pál Sáránszky earned his apprentice
certificate in the workshop of Rezsõ Czigel in 1937.
After WWII, he continued his studies in the workshop of
Mihály Reményi, where he received his
certificate as Geigenbaumeister (master violin maker).
In 1956, he opened his own shop in Budapest taking over
the shop important location of Pal Pilath. Here, Mr.
Sáránszky worked until his death in 2000.
Pál Sáráanszky is one of the few masters
who retained the outstanding traditions of Hungarian violin
making during the socialist era.
His reputation as a
repairman and restorer was such that he was asked by UNESCO
to repair stringed instruments damaged by the floods in
Firenze (Florence) during the 1960s.
Mr. Sáránszky's instruments are played and
treasured by professional artists around the world, particularly
in Germany. In 1994, his instruments received a 'First Prize
for Tone' in a (blind) competition organized in Budapest.
During the last period of his life, he managed to transfer his
knowledge to several of his apprentices in an effort to
revitalize the glories and traditions of Hungarian violin making.
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