Between 2009 and 2017 we sold violins produced to our design under the MSV label. This is a register of those instruments.

We are aware that some violins have been sold on ebay with fake MSV labels (imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and all that). If you wish to know if an instrument with a “Martin Swan” label is authentic you can check the photos in this archive or email us about it.

Online violin Shop: Martin Swan Musical Instrument Design


This was our second label; for instruments numbered 1 to 84 we used a slightly different design


MSVDateInstrumentPatternModelSold ToPhotos
MSV012009ViolinStradivariArtistScotland
MSV022009ViolinStradivariArtistScotland
MSV032009ViolinStradivariArtistScotland
MSV042009ViolinStradivariStandardScotland
MSV052009ViolinStradivariStandardChina
MSV062009ViolinStradivariStandardScotland
MSV072009ViolinStradivariStudentScotland
MSV082009ViolaTertisSingapore
MSV092009ViolinGuarneriStandardUK
MSV102009ViolinStradivari (Guaneri label)ArtistScotland
MSV112009ViolinStradivari (Guaneri label)ArtistScotland
MSV122009ViolinStradivariArtistScotland
MSV13Not made
MSV142010ViolinStradivari (Guaneri label)ArtistFrance
MSV152010ViolaStradivariUK
MSV162010ViolinStradivari (Guaneri label)StandardScotland
MSV172010HardangerDragon scrollAustralia
MSV182010ViolinStradivariArtistUK
MSV20Not made
MSV212010ViolaStradivari(Second)Mexico
MSV222010CelloBaroqueScotland
MSV232010ViolinGuarneriUK
MSV242010ViolinGuarneriUSA
MSV252011HardangerHardangerUK
MSV262011HardangerViolinUK
MSV272010ViolinGuarneriStudentUK
MSV282010ViolinGuarneriStudentIreland
MSV292010ViolinStradivari (Guarneri label)ArtistUAE
MSV302010ViolinStradivari (Guarneri label)ArtistUK
MSV312010ViolinStradivari (Guarneri label)ArtistUK
MSV322010ViolinGuarneri PatternStudentUK
MSV332010ViolinGuarneriStandardUAE
MSV342010ViolinGuarneriStudentScotland
MSV352010ViolaUK
MSV362011ViolinBergonziStandardScotland
MSV372010ViolinStradivari (Guarneri label)ArtistScotland
MSV382010CelloUSA
MSV392011ViolaStradivariUSA
MSV402010CelloHalf sizeUK
MSV412010ViolinGuarneri, left-handedUSA
MSV422011ViolinBergonzi, left-handedUK
MSV432012ViolinStradivariStandardScotland
MSV442011ViolinStradivariStandardScotland
MSV452011ViolinBergonziStandardUK
MSV472011ViolinStradivariStandardUK
MSV48Not made
MSV492012ViolinGuarneriStandardSingapore
MSV502011ViolinGuarneriStudentUK
MSV512011CelloStradivariUSA
MSV522011Hardanger
MSV532011Hardanger
MSV542011ViolaScotland
MSV552011ViolaUK
MSV562011ViolinStradivari 'Molitor'StandardUK
MSV572011ViolinStradivarius MolitorUK
MSV582011ViolinBergonziStandardUSA
MSV592011CelloUK
MSV602011Cello3/4UK
MSV612011ViolinGuarneriStandardScotland
MSV622012Hardanger
MSV632012Hardanger
MSV642012ViolinStradivari 'Molitor'StandardJapan
MSV652012ViolaStradivariUK
MSV662012HardangerGyoevelandUK
MSV672012CelloUK
MSV682012CelloUK
MSV692012ViolinStradivariStandardUSA
MSV712012ViolinGuarneri left-handedUK
MSV722012ViolinGuarneri left-handedUSA
MSV732013ViolinStradivari "Molitor"StandardUK
MSV742013ViolinStradivariStandardUSA
MSV752013ViolinStradivariStandardSingapore
MSV762013ViolinStradivariArtistAustralia
MSV772012ViolinStradivariStandardAustralia
MSV782013ViolinStradivariUK
MSV792013CelloGuadagniniUK
MSV802013CelloGuadagniniUK
MSV812013ViolinOrnatiArtistJapan
MSV822013ViolinOrnatiStandardScotland
MSV832013ViolinStradivariArtistUK
MSV842013ViolinStradivariArtistUAE
MSV892013ViolinLeft-handedScotland
MSV912013ViolinStradivariStandardIndonesia
MSV922013ViolinStradivariStandardScotland
MSV962014CelloGuadagnini SimpsonUK
MSV982014ViolinStradivariArtistScotland
MSV992014ViolinStradivariArtistUK
MSV1002014ViolinStradivariArtistSingapore
MSV1012014ViolinStradivari (Antiqued)StandardScotland
MSV1022014ViolinBergonziStandardScotland
MSV1062014ViolinPrototypeStudentScotland
MSV1082013ViolinLeft-handedUK
MSV1092014ViolinStradivari (Antiqued)ArtistUK
MSV1162014ViolaSmallUK
MSV1172014ViolaSmallUK
MSV1182014ViolaStradivarius (40.8cm)UK
MSV1192014Violin1/4UK
MSV1212014Violin1/4UK
MSV1232014Violin1/2UK
MSV1252014Violin3/4UK
MSV1282015ViolinStradivariArtistTrade sale
MSV1292015ViolinStradivariStandardTrade sale
MSV1302016ViolinStradivariArtistScotland
MSV1312016ViolinArtistStradivariusUK
MSV1322016CelloGuadagnini SimpsonUK
MSV1342016CelloStradivariusUK
MSV1352016ViolinStradivariArtistUK
MSV1362016ViolinStradivariusArtistLebanon
MSV1372016ViolinStradivariusArtistUK
MSV1382016Cello3/4UK
MSV1392017Cello3/4UK
MSV1432017Cello7/8UK

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