Landolfi Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 What do you guys think of this fiddle? The label looks pretty old. Is it a real Strad?? Only a handful of 1699 Strad on record, which one is it if it were real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mysticpaw Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 Gee Mr Landolfi ….. you lift all these photographs ( unattributed by the way ) and don't know what they are??? I think I may actually be expressing what others are thinking too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landolfi Posted August 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 I have been offered this fiddle, but couldn’t find it in the existing known Strad record. It came with a certificate from a little known dealer. It sounded like a hoax, but from the photos the violin looks real. Don’t claim to be an expert here, appreciate your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Zethelius Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 So you have that much money? Looks like a nice fiddle. Buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landolfi Posted August 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 I am pretty sure that all the Strad have been account for. If i can’t find it in the record, this is probably a copy of Strad, a very good copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjörn Zethelius Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 Not a very good copy IMO. But a nice fiddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Brown Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 Arching a bit full for 1699? DLB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Piolle Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 Looks like a very nice violin !!! Whatever it is ! Surely not a Strad... The violin, if we judge by the photos, doesn't look like a hoax at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landolfi Posted August 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 So it's a nicely constructed violin with Strad label, but probably it's not a Strad? If that's the case, and it's such a nicely built violin, any guess who could be the maker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhiyi_zhang617 Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 The violin looks too nice (or too perfect) to be an old master. Is this a new violin? However, I do not know a thing; just ignore me please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chungviolins Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 How much $$? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eryri Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Slight arching sink in the bridge area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratcliffiddles Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Does it come with dendrochronological analysis? most Strads are made from the same tree as a bunch of others, which always helps when there is a doubt. (and this has happened on several occasions already). Looks like a Strad on first glance to me, but then a recent one I tested also did and wasn't. Back very similar to one of the same year. Are you seriously being offered this violin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpappas Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 It looks like the Tarisio catalog photos to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClefLover Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Hope it’s not an eBay... they may make you smash it to pieces. Beautiful looking violin BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratcliffiddles Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, dpappas said: It looks like the Tarisio catalog photos to me... Indeed it seems to be. https://tarisio.com/news/stradivari-1699/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle duke Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 On 8/29/2018 at 3:45 AM, Landolfi said: What do you guys think of this fiddle? Looks like a refined version of a Jose Contreras to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilg Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 13 minutes ago, Ratcliffiddles said: Indeed it seems to be. https://tarisio.com/news/stradivari-1699/ that makes some of the comments a bit funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sospiri Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 On 8/29/2018 at 10:33 AM, Torbjörn Zethelius said: Not a very good copy IMO. But a nice fiddle. I disagree Torbjörn, it's quite good, not bad anyway, apart from the scroll which doesn't have Strad's beautiful sense of proportion. I'm not joking either. I think it's a good Chinese copy. Does anyone here really think it's not a recent copy? And if so, why? This thread is a bit strange. The violin world is very strange. But mostly in a good way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deans Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 In the early days of Ebay it was very common for people to fish around the web for photos and post them as instruments for sale. I suppose you would receive an empty box if you were to bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacksonMaberry Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 That's a Strad alright. What the heck is going on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpappas Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 As a relatively new poster on MN I hesitate to write this, but it seems like the OP knew this was a tarisio auction photoset and is trolling for an unknown reason. There are several posts along the lines of "I've been offered this violin..." and it's usually an eBay fiddle and now it seems he/she's expanded source material for these fake posts. I'm glad I learned about the "ignore function" recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Merkel Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Why is the wear to the left of the tailpiece so smooth and rounded? It looks like someone at some point wanted it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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