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Hi this beautiful one piece back violin has sat in my parents garage for decades it was my grandmothers. I recently took it to a repairer and had it restrung and it plays beautifully though I'm no violin player it does sound lovely. But can someone through some more light on the maker? My mother believes it to be over a 100 years old the box is very old too. Any information would be amazing. Thanks in advance
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Hello, I’m new to this website and I was wondering if someone could shed some light on the age or potential value of my violin. I bought it about 2 years ago from a family friend whose deceased husband was a violin teacher and she wanted to get rid of it since it had been degrading and collecting dust for over 5 years. The violin used to have a label (you can see where the labels once were if you look inside the f holes.) however it seems to have either fallen out or been removed. The violin plays very nicely and has rich tones on the lower strings and the sound is not nasally. The neck of the violin is also very smooth, it doesn’t have too much varnish or too little. However, the one area that worries me is the back of the violin. From the research I have done on the internet it seems that higher quality violins have flaming on the back. However this violin has minimum flaming and only be seen when tilted or looked at with certain angles. Also the pegbox is painted black which seems to be another worry.
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I recently have seen this violin and can not make out the manufacturer or stamp that is on the inside (see pic) I have look extensively to see I can match up a name but with no luck Thanks in advance.
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Hello Guys! I am new as a poster but not as a reader. This is a great forum btw, love all the discussions going on. I am a violinist and a violin aficionado (not a pro luthier of course). I recently came across this interesting looking violin, and I am having trouble identifying the origin of it. Since almost all the violin shops around are closed, I haven't gotten a chance to get a professional opinion on it. The violin is definitely of a finer quality than those trade violins, and has some good old repairs on them, including a considerable amount of cracks in the front, f hole repairs, and a grafted scroll (the scroll seems like it's from a much later era). I want to say that the entire neck is not original because the area on the back around the heel seems suspicious, but again I am not sure. It seems to be re-varnished as well, with some traces of a darker varnish left behind at some spots. It looks fairly old, and I don't see signs of antiquing. The craftsmanship and repair work are pretty great, in my opinion. Here is the interesting part. The violin bears a N.Lupot label. The label refer to a Lupot 1792 violin (when he was still in his father's shop in Orleans). I don't see anything wrong about the label, as the wording and style definite match the original Lupot labels from that time. However, the violin, in my opinion, hardly resembles any of Lupot's work. Lupot was a hardcore strad follower (before leaving Orleans), but this violin's pattern does not look like any Stradivari's or Lupot's other works at all. Actually I think the pattern looks more Gagliano or Guadagnini, with a wider waist and f holes. Also I can't be sure but I don't think this violin has a whalebone-inlaid purfling, which is another Lupot signature. There is also great possibility that this could be a "bad" German copy ("bad" meaning doesn't look like a Lupot, lol). This could also be a French copy? I am just not sure at all. Let me know! Your opinions will be very helpful~ Below are some pictures of it~ I can't really get a clear picture of the label, but it looks exactly like the first one on the last image. Best, William
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Have you heard of JOHANNES KÜNSTLER? The label says markneukirchen, representing this might from a student of this string-making university.
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Dear All, Recently my godfather passed away and left a fairly considerable number of assorted stringed instruments and bows to me in his will. Despite being a professional violinist I am woefully ignorant when it comes to identifying instruments and wondered whether anyone on here could help? These two violins seem to be the most recent in the collection and despite not having been played for about fifteen years are still incredibly responsive. Apologies for the quality of the photos, the lighting in the house is incredibly poor. Thanks in advance. http://imgur.com/a/jJwyj#0
