kjs Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 I haven't got very good photos. Do you recognize the brand? Hard to read as indicated by the attempts seen in the paper. Here are a few more pictures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacobsaunders Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Looks like "Seidel" to me, although that would spoil the French atribution Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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kjs Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 Thank you! CW Seidel. Very much appreciate it. --Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkBouquet Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 I'm inclined to believe that assuming this violin is a "C.W." Seidel is an unsupported leap of faith. It just looks far too new to be from the 19th century. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacobsaunders Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Seidel is a large dynasty of makers in and around Klingenthal, the current one is here: http://www.seidlgeigen.com/ he was always very nice and answered my Mails, (mind you I wrote in German, I have no idea what his English might be like). If anyone can tell Seidels apart, then surely him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DutchViolins Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 The difference between Seidl and Seidel can be significant! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blank face Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 13 hours ago, MarkBouquet clearsky said: I'm inclined to believe that assuming this violin is a "C.W." Seidel is an unsupported leap of faith. It just looks far too new to be from the 19th century. I'm doubting that it's possible to exclude a certain age of the violin by this blurred and unfocussed photos. The model is typical Christian Wilhelm Seidel (I had a few ith exactly this brand), and he lived till 1900, surely working with the help of employees and relatives who could have been still using this brand after the master's death. There were some different qualities in the production, and the OP looks like an exceptional fine output. Leaving aside the modern fittings and the neck, which is probably grafted, I can't see anything excluding a late 19th century origin. A more interesting question is if it is one of the 5 stripe purfled instruments? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacobsaunders Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 3 hours ago, DutchViolins said: The difference between Seidl and Seidel can be significant! Yeah, In Austria, a Seidl is a small beer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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