Jacob

...in terms of construction method...

Would outside mould be French influence?

Built on-the-back or interior/exterior mold?

Were these instruments made by single makers or in workshops? Are they typically unlabeled?

Thanks guys, much appreciated!

I'v never seen one of these. What do they go for?

There is no maker's label inside the instrument, only a Dutch repair label from 1958. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Yes, I got it wrong.

HI violadamore, the wording on "my" one (it's back with the owner) is simply Adam Mackie / Johannesburg 1928

Here is some info on Adam Mackie: https://www.amati.com/en/maker/mackie-adam

Thanks for the responses! Jacob S, I was also thinking "somewhere near Markneukirchen". Edi, I don't see any meaningful resemblance between the violin in my post and the one on the violinsa site.

This violin has me confused. Before I looked at the label I thought it was something else. Opinions?

Thanks for the responses and the link. It's weird, some people can access the site, some can't. Till about 3 months ago I had no problem.

Please see if you can access www.warchal.com - I've never had a problem before, but recently I've had no luck. Thanks in advance.

For the bows, is snakewood an issue?