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Old violin born in Italy?
Hello, Today i met a man with a recently restored violin. Violin was cleaned from dusts, changed lower saddle, got a new bridge and new strings. Luthier thought that it could be Italian. If i...
View ArticleJean Charles violin 1784
Hello all, I've been looking for information regarding an old French maker named Jean Charles. I've looked on the web but there seems to be very little information about him, apart from Bromptons...
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Is this HILL bow ?
Hello, The following bow i discovered and bought for my sister. Sound is very clear at lower and upper registers, it feels a little bit heavy in hand, and a little bit stiff at string crossing (when...
View ArticleTriangular Violin, Al Mattatall 1949
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/45602710_custom-designed-violin-mattatall-c1949-new-york What a beauty. I wonder why it did not catch on?
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This old bow sounds greater than others.
Few hours ago i met one relative in solid age, who wanted to test several bows on his violin. His existing bows head was rotated, and bows curve was partly lost. It is used from beginning, about 50...
View ArticleA Hole in One
Interesting bow, but a very disappointing tip. http://tarisio.com/auctions/auction/lot/?csid=2198388736&cpid=3394076672&filter_key=6a1db1febedc7537c9a84605f4d7b73a
View ArticleTarisio June London.
Anything worth mentioning? Let's start with lot 182. Why does the certificate say a different date than the label? Tarisio says that the date on the label is 1795 but the certificate from hill says...
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C-M Pere ??
Hello. I've been offered this violin and two bows. The seller claims that it is a Collin Mezin father ( it is signed internally, also). One bow is stamped E SARTORY A PARIS, and the other is unstamped....
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pegbox inscription
I have found this inscription in a pegbox Any idea? It looks like someone try to revarnish it...I think the original color was deep red. Thank you
View ArticleWilf Saunders at Bromptons
https://www.bromptons.co/auction/27th-june-2016/images/saunders-3/page-1.html Not one, but two in the latest Bromptons Auction!
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Sympertus Niggel
Since a couple of people have contacted me privately already today regarding Simpert Niggl, I would like to post a few observations, just to be a little more economic with my time.There seem to have...
View ArticleGERMAN CONCERT-CALIBRE INSTRUMENTS?
I had to limit the topic title, but would be happy to include Austrian, Czech, or any other nationality not Italian or French. I'm curious if any fairly noted concert violinists successfully and...
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Violin valuation
Hello everybody. I think this is a nice violin but I am not sure it is what its label says. If it were the case which will it be its value? I have been searching for the value of Floriani's violins...
View ArticleEbay Jeopardy!
Alex, I’ll take eBay violins for $300. Answer: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-TWO-GOLD-SILVER-PAINTED-AUTHENTIC-VIOLINS-EMBELLISHED-COVERED-WITH-/252433701025? Question: What is a gaudy Gadda?...
View ArticleOld violin house, Yita et al.
Good day all I have been lurking and reading a lot about Yita and OVH violins on ebay and I am trying to decide which to go for. I am aware Yita's top violins are the so calle "master" and...
View Articleluthier N.Miraucourt ?
Another fictional name - N.Miraucort (1920-30)? no information at all, even name is not known. Any information?
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violin identification.
Hello everyone, I respectfully submit to you the pictures of a violin I bought some time ago from my late teacher and had professionally restored. It has blocks but the linings stop at the blocks and...
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Art?
In case anyone needed a new lamp/sculpure https://m.lauritz.com/da/auktion/leuchtenskulptur-violine-der-firma-hopf/i4280273
View ArticleNice Violas at T2
https://t2-auctions.com/auctions/lot/?csid=2198454272&cpid=3389227008&filter_key=1def862675aaf83d8e9ffe51bba387fe...
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