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I am curious of the going price(s) or range of Cappa violins. Let's assume it is in good condition and no major issues (original scroll, etc.) It is not an early one with the ribs set into the back. Circa 1680-1690. It has been authenticated by an appraisal from a prominent shop.
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My personal approach is to bring the strings down about a whole step for long term storage. Watch gains in humidity because the pegs will swell and become stuck.
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Very nice cello. Can we see the front?
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When I took his class he said to put orange shellac French polish on necks. Is that the secret formula?
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On 4/24/2023 at 9:30 PM, Marty Kasprzyk said:
I read some where that some teachers have their students play on mistuned instruments to force them to learn how to play in tune by adjusting their fingering.
I saw Josef Gingold do that. He detuned his violin randomly and then demonstrated playing it in tune. This was when he was being videotaped some years ago at Indiana. That part of it did not survive the editing. You can find some of the recordings of that session on YouTube.
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32 minutes ago, martin swan said:
Then I would take it to a specialist in such bows and ask them to do the work. Personally I can't see any issue with a permanent repair - the more permanent the better - but when it comes to the conservation of historic bows it's up to the person taking on the job to decide what methods are appropriate.
This is my feeling. The repair in itself is not difficult. I have done it before on lesser bows with a little CA for security. It seems like it is a matter of opinion.
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1 minute ago, martin swan said:
Is it an important or historic bow?
Yes
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I have a bow that the screw has come out of the button (screw end). I know that it is customary to put burrs on the tang. Does anybody use some type of glue in addition to burrs when doing this repair? If so what type? I am wary of making it too permanent.
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What are your favorite Viola string choices? One of the common choices used to be Jargar A and D and Dominant G and C. Curious about other setups.
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What are your favorite Viola string choices? One of the common choices used to be Jargar A and Dominant D G and C. Curious about other setups.
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Pre varnish sound impressions?
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I have started using an ear plug in my left ear. The problem is that in an ensemble I feel that I should be hearing more from my left ear. The good thing other than perhaps preserving my hearing is hearing less direct sound. Keep in mind that according to the inverse square law, it can be shown that for each doubling of distance from a point source, the sound pressure level decreases by approximately 6 dB.
I would add to the above comments to avoid sitting next to a piccolo. It is like having a knitting needle stuck in your ear drum.
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I knew that bringing up commission rates might ruffle some feathers. Can't hurt to ask. I'm sure I'm not the only one to think about this.
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What do you think is a good commission rate? One would think that for more expensive instruments and bows, that the 20% rate would go down a bit. What about the 50-100k range?
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4 hours ago, The Violin Beautiful said:
Now that Chris Reuning has a spot in New York, you might try that as well.
Thanks for that. I did not know about the NYC office.
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I will say that if I wanted someone to write a certificate for an important bow, Isaac Salchow would be one of the few in the US that I would seek out. I noticed that he wrote a certificate for the Tourte that is for sale at Tarisio on Wednesday (yesterday). Paul Childs also recently wrote a certificate for the same bow.
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2 hours ago, martin swan said:
I would second Michael's point!
Also, when you say "fine bow" what level of bow are you talking about?
Classic French maker. Pricey. I’m not publicly going more than that. Sorry.
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4 hours ago, Michael Darnton said:
Rare Violins of NY. But why just NYC---the business is international now and there are many fine shops.
Of course it is international. But walk in customers creates a local (ish) context. What percentage of your bow sales are international vs when someone is in town? I’m sure that depends on the value of the item. The bigger the price tag the smaller number of people that can purchase it. Therefore travel and or shipping is probably necessary once you have worked your way through local clients. That is not to say Stefan and Julian don’t visit other localities if the circumstances dictate. Another factor is I like the ability to physically transport when possible.
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Thinking of selling a fine French bow in New York city. Opinions on which shop to choose? Pm if you want to be stealthy. Isaac Salchow and Yung Chin are bow specialists. Salchow only works three days a week from 10 to 4, which seems pretty limited for a full time business.
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Hi Mike. Was your paper ever published by the VSA?
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27 minutes ago, Rue said:
Wonder if he roughs up the edges of the paperand soaks them in tea (or coffee or onion skin) begore he applies that lovely dense ink?
However...the couple of authentic old labels I've seen in situ...looked remarkably "new".
So..."over-aging' a label isn't very authentic.
Yeah. The art of label making is a matter of personal taste. Like the art of antiquing an instrument. Could be some photo contrast manipulation. Care to display your labels?
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These labels look fantastic. Wonder where he gets his paper?
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7S4RjowDm/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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1 hour ago, GoPractice said:
Thank you for the photos. I hope to look at them in length a little later.
The viola set up has me giddy.
That viola is very impressive.
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Retail Value of Cappa Violin
in The Pegbox
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It has a certificate of authenticity.