authentic Giuseppe Bargelli violin on ebay?

[tarvisio]

Dear fellow Forum readers,

What do you think of the following instrument? According to the label, which might even be authentic, but you never know the violin is made by Giuseppe Bargelli, a maker from Firenze.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/SCHONE-ALTE-4-4-GEIGE-MIT-ZETTEL-GIUSEPPE-BARGELLI-1947-/281008593846?pt=Streich_und_Zupfinstrumente&hash=item416d6adbb6

How about the varnish? To me it looks that a new layer of varnish was applied but it might only be the reflection of light.

Best,

Andras

[jacobsaunders]

looks like a Markneukirchen region box to me

[tarvisio]

Thanks. Just for curiosity, on what do you base that assumption?

[Jeffrey Holmes]

I've seen instruments by Bargelli (the listing's alleged maker) in the past... and Tarisio's archives have photos of about four of them. Take a look and decide for yourself.

[martin swan]

The seller knows enough measure the stop length of the violin - and therefore knows enough not to sell a Bargelli for E1000!

[jacobsaunders]

Thanks. Just for curiosity, on what do you base that assumption?

I hope you don't mind, but I sometimes feel I get asked that every day and would like to link you to this thread:

http://www.maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/327099-help-w-another-id-pleeeease/

The first thing that jumps into your eye, is how the ribs are made, then everything else falls into place.

[tarvisio]

Jeffrey,

Would you mind pointing me to the Tarisio link?

Many thanks.

[Jeffrey Holmes]

http://www.tarisio.c...aker_search.php

I believe access to the archives is by subscription. Probably worth it if you'd use it more than a couple times.