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How is a violin made in Dublin in 1813 not British? Andrew

Maybe your time zone is too far away? Andrew

Menuhin used one like that for teaching. There’s a video floating around somewhere.

Actually it isn't tinder, at least literally .

When people on this forum think ‘acid’, why do they always go for nitric? That’s surely the nastiest option unless the aim is to colour wood. If it’s just to react with calcium carbonate then any acid will do the trick. If you want something stronger than vinegar, then hydrochloric acid - known as ‘spirits of salts’ - will work. It should be available in any hardware shop. You will probably want to dilute it considerably. Always add acid to water, not water to acid. I use it to clean my toilets. Andrew

https://youtu.be/pqOwg0dqApY

One theory is that it is a corruption of 'box standard' – as opposed to 'box deluxe'. Used to describe the contents. I seem to remember that fireworks might be involved. Andrew

Might the answer not lie in why the nut was being replaced? Andrew

Quite flat I think.

https://images.app.goo.gl/Bug5zQxLxMpxBU196

In pic 10 the flames do not match up across the crack. Andrew

I think you have that backwards. Andrew

I understood the OP to be saying that he thought the shop had set up the Fagnola deliberately so that it would sound bad and make ‘lesser’ instruments appear bargains in comparison. Andrew

Googled him. https://www.amati.com/en/maker/tweedale-charlesl-

Exactly.