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From the research Ive done, this was made no later than the late 1980s, as it appears Karl Knillings were then made in an eastern-bloc country because of German labor laws.

This is a very solid and well-kept student fiddle that comes with a Glasser bow (with a recently replaced frog) and a very solid, molded Gator-style hardshell case with a carrying strap.

This fiddle has been professionally set up with a Despiau Superiour bridge and DAddarrio Pro Arte strings, with an ebony tailpiece fitted with Wittner widestable fine tuners.

This fiddle definitely sounds pretty good for a student violin.

It has very good high-end tones, and would work well for a classical student, as the 2nd and 3rd position tones are way better than average for a fiddle in this price range.

It has great projection and is loud, but also fairly forgiving to play.

Karl Knilling is just a ficticious name used by the US Band Orchestra Co.

St. Louis. I found a link online that covers values on Knillings, and this is priced in the bottom half of the range.

If you live outside the USA, the first 25 will be covered by the purchase price and you pay the difference.

For example, if its 50 USD to ship to Mexico, youll pay an additional 25 over the purchase price.

Karl Knilling Serial Numbers