another interesting ebay violin...

[zithromax]

Any thoughts?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A%3AIT&rd=1

[T_Rocca]

u bought it?

[fiddlecollector]

Interesting i missed that one, but i can say the most of the bidders are professional violinists.

[zithromax]

No, I didn't even bid unfortunately. I thought the scroll looked very elegant, and the violin looked very nice, but it was just my gut feelings. I'm glad that the high closing price seems to support my view that this is a high quality violin, but I still can't quite pinpoint the features that make this violin look attractive to me....so any thoughts?

[T_Rocca]

I bidded on that.

Even though it is a German I think, it is a pretty nice one

[Jeny Mahon]

Mittenwald maybe? I've got a similar one with an Asa White label in it.

[GlennYorkPA]

It's a fine violin but what is that remnant of a chin rest doing stuck on the lower rib?

[Option1]

Glenn, I'm 99% sure that's for the shoulder rest. The actual shoulder rest slides into the attachment that's already on the violin (the bit you thought was a remenant of a chinrest). The shoulder rest itself is pictured in the 4th and last images.

At least that's what I've been able to figure out ... I think.

Neil

[bean_fidhleir]

If it's a high-quality fiddle, screwing a pickup-wire clamp to the back seems a bit of a desecration, doesn't it?

[Steve_W]

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If it's a high-quality fiddle, screwing a pickup-wire clamp to the back seems a bit of a desecration, doesn't it?

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That's what I thought at first, but after looking at it further I'm sure the screws don't actually go into the fiddle, they go into a wood mounting block, which is held on with an upside-down chinrest clamp. Look at the photo about midway down that shows a side view of the whole fiddle and you'll see how it works. -Steve

[bean_fidhleir]

Ha! Yes, thanks, Steve, now I see it. I completely missed it the first 35 times I looked. LOL!

(Looking more closely also showed me the dreadful varnish job, too. Yuck, it's got all dust in.)