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Most Luthiers are ok with being strapped to a lie detector test, so just be friendly, show up with the equipment, and ask.
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19 hours ago, Chamber said:
Just another day in LA… I think we should all do dup recreations of this photo with whatever 3 violins we have access to. The good, the bad and the ugly version.
Good idea, you start!
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1 hour ago, Altgeiger said:
Yes. Also I'd hate to see the Willemotte land on the floor.
Don't worry, it survived!
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47 minutes ago, Dr. Mark said:
Uh - well, nevermind...
ok!
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1 hour ago, matesic said:
Isn't there something a bit icky about this kind of fetishry? Like posing with three supermodels.
no
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From Leonidas Kavakos' Facebook:
Greetings from LA! Feeling overwhelmed, super excited, in awe, with 3 Stradivarius violins on my lap!!! From left to right, the Ex Kreisler from 1711, my Willemotte from 1734 and the Ex Milstein from 1716! Definitely a highlight!
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Gorgeous cello from JS and violin from BF, thanks both for sharing.
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1 hour ago, FiddleDoug said:
You’re kidding, right? That was from 22 years ago!!!!
Speaking for everyone on this forum, we all need some closure here.
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On 7/5/2023 at 2:57 AM, Blank face said:
FWIW, I have a small collection of older tailpieces which I kept „as found“ in case I would ever need to copy one. They came also from collections, without instruments but with notes from where they were (allegedly) taken. One reads f.e. Hornsteiner 1813, the other features exactly the attachment we can see used here. The ivory piece has a groove between the tailgate holes which can be meant only for a thin diameter wire.
Beautiful, thanks for sharing these wonderful images.
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On 2/9/2001 at 9:28 AM, Journey said:
Thank-you all for the responses!
I do have good news.---- I tapped the tailpeice, strings, and bridge, with a pencil (like fiddlefaddle said), and it made the buzz almost go away. It is still there, but barely. I am still going to check the f holes, like Christopher said, to see if that helps this little buzz.
How do I clean the f holes if they are dirty?
Fiddlefaddle: what does that do when I tap it with a pencil? By knowing this, does anyone have a new guess as to what it could be?
Thank-you,
Journ
Is the Buzz still nagging you or have you worked it out?
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On 11/28/2022 at 6:32 PM, ______ said:
Wise words. Wise ones.
I use to see frequently chinese instruments with fake Italian labels inside. The OP's case seems to fit that scheme to me.
By the way. Apart from these I do remember a Prof. Jacob Saunders post about his work as a "referee" (authority?) for a court and comparison of "old typical schools" of violinmaking long time ago and a "mess" that we do have nowadays where some characteristics can be found practically ewerywhere...
Regards
Are there any features that would definitely rule in or out your “Chinese copy” theory?
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On 11/28/2022 at 5:22 PM, martin swan said:
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread …
Bass Clef’s viola looks very like the examples on Cozio. But how do we know that the Cozio examples are good reference points? This is a very rare maker and very few people would have the specialist knowledge to be sure of the attribution.
However, for me Bass Clef’s viola and the one Cozio examples I looked at both shared a slightly gammy level of workmanship which I don’t associate with any commercial production. The f-holes are quite distinctive (not in a good way) and not generic or tradey. The varnish also relates well to better known makers from this region.
So for me the balance of probability would speak in favour of it being authentic although I have never come across this maker …
Thanks Martin! Who is an authority on these instruments if you wanted to push this further?
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On 11/28/2022 at 4:01 PM, Blank face said:
I see what you’re meaning. I have my thoughts about this, but won’t tell them here without being sure.
Perhaps there’s a skilled copiest that you suspect?
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On 11/28/2022 at 12:32 PM, Shelbow said:
Outline, label and workmanship looks very similar to an example on Tarisio. Not that this is conclusive.
What are your thoughts? Legit? too rare to tell? Chinese copy of reference example?
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On 11/27/2022 at 8:43 AM, Blank face said:
Good to see you again!
Your friend seems to have a nice but totaled Chinese viola.
Thank you. Is there any question about the matter or is this matter put to rest? Here are images of the label:
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Dear respected members of the Maestronet community, and MaestroNuts alike, what have we here? This is owned by a friend of mine who is looking for more information. There are images of the label that I could add as well but I didn’t want to muddy the waters right up front. Post the label or not yet? Cheers and thanks in advance.
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9 hours ago, Delabo said:
As the violin has now been identified as being old,(Thumhardt or Duke school)what causes the chattering that we see in the scroll?
Blunt chisel? Old man? Child? Speed of execution? Just came back from the pub? Incompetence? By design?
Buckle up, my friend:
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16 hours ago, matesic said:
Moved by request from the Auction Scroll
Thanks to Shelbow's industry there's no chance of finding an overlooked bargain at any of the specialist auction sites, is there? Then again, this one seemed like a bit of a steal for 150 quid at Amati's last sale. I'm looking forward to trying to ID it when it arrives but in the mean time any thoughts?
This violin reminds me of the horror-inducing fraction “frankentiddle” that is the unfortunate subject of this very long thread (apologies in advance):
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Although this example is about 12x bigger than yours, you may be able to contact the maker to get some tips. Hopefully yours sounds 12x better too.
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On 8/9/2022 at 4:31 AM, Filippo Sciarra said:
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I tried a lot of violins there. Also one from the 1600s which didn't project much but had an extremely complicated and developed sound (it costs in the hundred of thousand, not what I was looking for but very nice).
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Who made the one that was selling for hundreds of thousands?
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7 minutes ago, Strad O Various Jr. said:
I'll be posting some pictures when my camera battery charges up, I don't have any recording equipment
Does your phone or computer have a camera? If so you can record a clip for us this way, I cannot wait to see and hear the violin! Congrats.
Fiddle ID Request
in The Pegbox
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Sometimes you can take a photo with your phone through the button hole at the bottom of the violin and see the inside of the top without the need for an endoscope.