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[ramy]

As i have almost no experience in violins, would anybody please tell me IF the grains on this violin are real wood grains or fake!! (Drawn.. I was told before there could be fake drawn grains on violin wood)

Edited April 14, 2019 by ramy

[HoGo]

These look definitely fake. Look how they extend from side to the edge of plate on the side view.

[Brad Dorsey]

Those lines are called flames or figure  -- not grains.  They look fake to me, too.  If you're holding the violin in your hands, you can tell for sure by rotating it in the light.  Real flames will move around as the light hits them at different angles, but fake flames will remain stationary.

[MikeC]

you can also tell by looking inside the F holes.  If the flames are real you should be able to seem them on the inside of the plate. 

[David Beard]

Having the flames align from ribs to back like that is fake. Unless the carved it all from a solid block. 

[Nick Allen]

That violin looks fake lol. 

[Bill Yacey]

Look to see if the flames pass over the purfling. If so, it's stained on.