Rue Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 And now for something different! (I think). Like so many...I am fascinated by the Paganini story... And so, in my ramblings...I come across this example of a fancy violin, which I also haven't rambled across before...http://www.ebay.ca/itm/381133458338?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AITIn addition to wondering what it is...if anything 'special'...I am entertained by the seller's description: Instrument appears to be in visibly worn & used condition with visible deeper scratches, lacquer loss, green grime visible, discoloration, visible dirt and dust inside, wear & dryness and other wear issues as visibly shown in pictures. As shown there ARE visible cracks and dings. ... Case is in heavily worn, damaged used condition- as shown. Both instrument and case do emit a foul musty odor. Seriously though...it does look like it was heavily played, so I assume it sounds good...which makes me wonder if it truly is anything out of the ordinary...
Rue Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Posted January 27, 2015 It's up to $340 USD! Two more days to go. I can barely stand the excitement! Wonder how the buyer is going to get the stench out?
Rue Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Posted January 27, 2015 ...scrub it with baking soda? Or store it in a container with an open box of baking soda? Or both?
Norman Clark Posted January 27, 2015 Report Posted January 27, 2015 Hang it on a wall backside out. -----Artistic
Addie Posted January 28, 2015 Report Posted January 28, 2015 Common problem. First get a new case. Then clean the outside and throw the strings out. Rice or salt on the inside. Most of the smell will fade away after a good cleaning. But you can usually tell when it's going to rain... A bit of the scent comes back with high humidity.
pjham Posted January 28, 2015 Report Posted January 28, 2015 A similar carving. Were these mass produced?
Rue Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Posted January 28, 2015 I'm guessing yes. That one looks much better (well, the condition of it)...
dfowler1685 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Posted January 29, 2015 Set aside the case. Take the violin to an aromatic violin repair shop with a great backlog of repair work and leave it there for a couple of years. Bring the repaired instrument home and put in a cheap new case that's been doused with Violin eau de parfum (from Sound of Cremona, Italy). Insert clothes drier anti-wrinkle sheets part way into the sound holes. After a few weeks, remove drier sheets, add a cheap carbon fiber bow and block of rosin. Then, donate the assembly to a local charity auction, and claim as tax write-off value the sum of what you've put into it. Add potting soil to the discarded case, and plant night-blooming jasmine. Stay up late and listen to Alfredo Campoli's Mozart recordings.
Ratcliffiddles Posted January 29, 2015 Report Posted January 29, 2015 Some Mirecourt fancy thing, not to everybody's taste..
vathek Posted January 29, 2015 Report Posted January 29, 2015 If you put the violin it a clean case with a container of baking soda it will absorb a lot of odor.
dfowler1685 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Posted January 29, 2015 "In silvis viva silui, cano iam eBay." "In the forest I was silent, now on eBay I sing."
Rue Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Posted January 29, 2015 Lol... $610 USD! 3 hours left! Oh the excitement! (Which says a lot about my day...)
Rue Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Posted January 30, 2015 SOLD!!! $1150 buys you one carved Paganini violin needing repair and fumigation!!! That was hard work! Now what am I going to do for excitement?
Violadamore Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 SOLD!!! $1150 buys you one carved Paganini violin needing repair and fumigation!!! That was hard work! Now what am I going to do for excitement? Concoct stomach churning puns?
Rue Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Posted January 30, 2015 A good idea! But the auction wore me out...I opted for bed instead. ...and now...back to editing...I see some stomach churning paragraphs ahead of me...oi!
Norman Clark Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 I wanted to hang that in my office next to the Michael Rabin album covers. -----but not at that price.
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