Dave Slight Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 I once sold a Maidstone for £50, I was delighted to get so much for it.
wooden Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 Don’t forget that the occasional (adjective) American reads these forums, gentlemen I guess that adjective "American" also reads for Canadian, Mexican, Argentinian, Bolivian, Brazilian.... I always supposed they also live in America, not only USA citizens.I enclose photos of what I guess is a cheap English violin...
wooden Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 Sorry I have trouble with uploading. I will try later
wooden Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 But that's a nice violin! Thanks Martin! It is not finely crafted but the sound is terrifying!
wooden Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 Thanks Martin! It is not finely crafted but the sound is terrifying!
Ben Hebbert Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 I once sold a Maidstone for £50, I was delighted to get so much for it. Presumably that was with a £20 bow, £30 of new strings, and you threw in a case for free?
wooden Posted January 19, 2013 Report Posted January 19, 2013 The cheap English violin. Painted purfling, ugly head... But sound is fantastic
Addie Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 i have noticed some similarities between the scrolls on some amateurish English and American scrolls. I guess the makers just moved over there and we were happy to get rid of them. “All right. It’s a fair cop, but society is to blame.”
Dave Slight Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Presumably that was with a £20 bow, £30 of new strings, and you threw in a case for free? Actually I bought her dinner instead!
Dave Slight Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 I only have the belly, but I'm sure we can all agree that is more than enough....
martin swan Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 You win, fair and square - that is the most diabolical looking piece of work .... and I haven't even bothered to enlarge the thumbnails
Addie Posted January 20, 2013 Report Posted January 20, 2013 Oh, my! I think that gets an automatic advancement to world class.
Dave Slight Posted January 22, 2013 Report Posted January 22, 2013 I apologise for subjecting you to it, just wish I had the rest. When something so special appears in the workshop it seems everyone wants a bit as a memento, looks like that back and scroll have mysteriously disappeared and become a part of someone else's collection now.
Will L Posted January 22, 2013 Report Posted January 22, 2013 But, in all seriousness, this last example looks home made by an amateur. It's not THIS KIND that bothers me; it's the hideous ones done by professionals with some favorite gimmick or theory that bother me a lot more. I don't have any samples, but I think you all know of some of those.
fiddlecollector Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Posted January 22, 2013 Well, as despicable as Daves belly is, i was hoping for some real dogs! Ive certainly seen many ,but dont have photos ,as i didnt see any use of them!
Ben Hebbert Posted January 23, 2013 Report Posted January 23, 2013 Nobody has mentioned Walter Mason. I don't think I've ever seen so much skill and efforts wasted to produce ...
martin swan Posted January 24, 2013 Report Posted January 24, 2013 You talking about Walter H Mayson? Of Windermere ....
Addie Posted January 24, 2013 Report Posted January 24, 2013 Nobody has mentioned Walter Mason. I don't think I've ever seen so much skill and efforts wasted to produce ... Brought to you by “The STRAD:" Violin Making by Walter H. Mayson - Project Gutenberg of course, The STRAD was also responsible for Petherick’s Joseph Guarnarius.
jacobsaunders Posted January 24, 2013 Report Posted January 24, 2013 Nobody has mentioned Walter Mason. I don't think I've ever seen so much skill and efforts wasted to produce ... Didn’t Menuhin have one?
Dave Slight Posted January 24, 2013 Report Posted January 24, 2013 The only thing worse than a Walter Mayson is a Walter Mayson with a carved scene on the back. I saw one where the man carved on the back looked more like a ghost!
Ben Hebbert Posted January 25, 2013 Report Posted January 25, 2013 Menhuin also had particularly poor taste in shirts at times. None of us are perfect.
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