martin swan Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 There's a Carl Becker of sorts coming up in the October Ingles & Hayday sale - lot 129 : http://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/ih-002_med-res?mode=embed&layout=http://skin.issuu.com/v/dark/layout.xml&showFlipBtn=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Stross Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 The tone in a word is, "PHENOMENAL". That's what I heard everybody saying about them. They sound as beautiful as they look and even more so ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Jacoby Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Did a bit of touchup on a '39 Becker cello today- gentleman from the Omaha symphony- brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCM Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 There's a Carl Becker of sorts coming up in the October Ingles & Hayday sale - lot 129 : http://issuu.com/jammdesign/docs/ih-002_med-res?mode=embed&layout=http://skin.issuu.com/v/dark/layout.xml&showFlipBtn=true It's allow-down dirty shame about the top being unoriginal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Ford Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 There nothing opaque or "chippy" about the varnish on this '41 Becker fiddle; To me, that varnish actually looks to be slightly on the opaque end of the spectrum. Maybe it is just the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Holmes Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 There nothing opaque or "chippy" about the varnish on this '41 Becker fiddle; I think the "chippy" factor depends on the period (year) and probably has a good deal to do with the ground application. I know several Becker violins from the 50's that have varnish that almost pops off the fiddle if it's knocked, and other fiddles (from other periods) with varnish coatings that remain softer and pliable. The '46 I have rates somewhere in-between (normal/nice) and a '44 in the shop is also moderate. A '17 I saw a few months ago seemed more pliable as did one of the fiddles in the last set made by Carl Jr. a couple years ago, so aging of the varnish seems to have little or nothing to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCM Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 To me, that varnish actually looks to be slightly on the opaque end of the spectrum. Maybe it is just the picture. I might just be your eyes or your monitor. This varnish is not at all opaque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertdo Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Can you really say much about a violin or its varnish with a single picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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