Violin identification

[Slyalys]

Had this restored. It wasn’t in that bad of shape. The luthier couldn’t give me a name or an age, he thought maybe baroque. 

I don’t know why it has filled holes in the c-bouts and the three upfront. It came with a bow marked Vuillaume probably a copy.

Thanks in advance.

 

Edited March 25, 2019 by Slyalys

[Slyalys]

If it helps there is no label inside and the Shield on the fingerboard is abalone. 

[Borisravel]

I think it's a Salzakammergut school violin. Very nice in my opinion. It could be a nice baroque violin.

[jacobsaunders]

I am pretty sure that it is not from the Salzkammergut, rather it seems to have been made by a woodworker who knew roughly what a violin looks like, and worked it out himself. i have had arguments with people on Maestronet who always thought that amateur auto-didact stuff must surely be American, although I suppose it could be. I doubt that it is all that old..

[Slyalys]

When I got it was in a 100 year old case with handmade gut strings. 

I was just wondering why the filled holes on the c-bouts. 

[Andreas Preuss]

I agree with Jacob. Some amateur work. It has some individual flair though. 

For its age I would say it could be 100 years old, judging from the wear of the stained fingerboard.

[Borisravel]

11 hours ago, Slyalys said:

When I got it was in a 100 year old case with handmade gut strings. 

I was just wondering why the filled holes on the c-bouts. 

Gut strings were used till 1960...

[Guglielmus Carinius]

Is it a cedar top plate?

[Slyalys]

I don’t think so. The back is some kind of maple (birds eye?) and is a split back. The purfling is painted on the back.

The violin is really loud and really resonant. 

Edited March 28, 2019 by Slyalys

[Violadamore]

On 3/25/2019 at 4:03 PM, jacobsaunders said:

I am pretty sure that it is not from the Salzkammergut, rather it seems to have been made by a woodworker who knew roughly what a violin looks like, and worked it out himself. i have had arguments with people on Maestronet who always thought that amateur auto-didact stuff must surely be American, although I suppose it could be. I doubt that it is all that old..

I'm with Jacob on this.  IMHO, autodidact or amateur maker, most likely 1880-1920 British, maybe immigrant or backwoods USA about the same time.  It has a number of idiosyncrasies.  Without an identified comparison example linking it to a particular maker, no real telling who made it or when.  If it sounds good and plays well, why worry about the provenance?