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HFAA Trading Post

The Trading Post is a service available to HFAA members who wish to post information for buying or selling personal, non-commercial items related to Hardanger fiddle music and culture.

  • You have to be an HFAA member to post an item or a request. If you are not a member and would like to post an item, visit our Membership page for information on how to join the HFAA.
  • Only non-commercial listings can be accepted. Listings from businesses cannot be accepted.
  • Anyone is encouraged to respond to the offers below  - you do not need to be a member to reply!

New listings will also be published in our quarterly membership journal, the Sound Post.

To post listings, send a short paragraph by e-mail to webeditor@hfaa.org, with details of each specific item, including price and seller/buyer contact information. As a general guideline, to ensure non-commercial use of our service, we request that members not post more than three items at a time or more than six items per year.

Current Listings:

Viola for Sale: Norwegian Ivar Orestad viola 1948 NR 1 KONCERTBRATSJ with rich provenance. Large viola 17 1/4” body. $1100 dollars (negotiable) including trackable insured postage from UK. Please email me at townstreasure (at) blueyonder (dot) co (dot) uk for further details/photographs.

Sweater: Dale of Norway "Kongsberg" style women's wool knit sweater.  Size XL. Color:  white cream with light blue; pewter-colored buttons.  Never worn. Originally paid $266. Asking $125. Contact Karin Code lobergcode (at) gmail (dot) com.

Hardanger Fiddle for Sale: Made by Tom Anderson, 1932.  NEW PRICE $3200.  Fine instrument in very good condition.  Email williambushiv (at) hotmail (dot) com.

 

Hardanger Fiddle for Sale:  Made by Ron Poast, Wisconsin in 2009. Perfect condition; beautiful inlay; very resonant.  $3700. Email Elizabeth (dot) Danielson (at) lexisnexis (dot) com.  Will email photos.

 

Flat fiddle (violin) made by Knute Reindahl, a Norwegian-American immigrant, master woodcarver, grandson of Nils Olavson, great grandson of Olav Gullbekk,  in Madison, 1935. This is not a copy, but a hand carved instrument with unique workmanship and interesting ebony inserts.  It was the last instrument made by Knute and is registered with the Reindahl Registry:  http://www.reindahlregistry.com/index.html.  Would like to trade for a Hardanger fiddle. Email: Hawkseye55 (at) gmail (dot) com.