Battle of TONE of Three Old German Violins! Who Wins and Why? 

I like the darkness of 1231 very velvet and smooth sounding , you do such a great job Royce .

1230 if your playing violin has good melody but somewhat lacks power and depth. 1231 is bluegrass all the way and takes the prize. It has depth, good harmony and lots of power and seems to be aggressive. 1232 could be played as a fiddle or violin but lacks power and projection but still has decent harmony and probably make a good upgrade for a fiddler who is starting to make progress . Would be interesting to play all three and feel the difference in how they play. None the less they are all 3 good sounding fiddles that I wouldn't be ashamed to write home about. Hats off to ya Royce you did good!

I like 1230 the best Royce. Seemed more focused and precise. All sounded good though.