Nathan Gonzales Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Hi I have my grandfathers violin here which his grandfather bought secondhand around 1890. Does anyone know the aprox age or country? It has painted purfling and no corner blocks. The sound post and nut are missing, I think the nut was ivory. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Gonzales Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Also does anyone know about the bow? It has Bausch written on the side. Would it be worth fixing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Butcher Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 The violin looks to be something basic from Schonbach. I can't think it's any older than 1890 at best. With the cracks and all that worm, the condition is poor. It may be possible to repair that bow, but a broken head devalues them significantly. From a financial viewpoint, it may not be worth doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Gonzales Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Wood Butcher said: The violin looks to be something basic from Schonbach. I can't think it's any older than 1890 at best. With the cracks and all that worm, the condition is poor. It may be possible to repair that bow, but a broken head devalues them significantly. From a financial viewpoint, it may not be worth doing. Oh ok thanks, yeah we've been told that the violin isn't worth fixing, we were just wondering what country it came from and how old it was and thought we could just get a sound post, nut and strings and just use it as it is. It was lent to someone in around the 1950s or 1960s and came back in this condition with bora in it. The case was got later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Preuss Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 IMO Schonbach Dutzendarbeit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhiyi_zhang617 Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 19 hours ago, Nathan Gonzales said: Also does anyone know about the bow? It has Bausch written on the side. Would it be worth fixing? The bow appears to be silver mounted, and presumably pernambuco. Thus, it does have value, and can be a good player if adequately repaired and restored. However, to repair a broken head is costly, e.g., usually north of $300 for a spline repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Gonzales Posted May 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 8 hours ago, zhiyi_zhang617 said: The bow appears to be silver mounted, and presumably pernambuco. Thus, it does have value, and can be a good player if adequately repaired and restored. However, to repair a broken head is costly, e.g., usually north of $300 for a spline repair. How much do you think it would be worth when fixed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 35 minutes ago, Nathan Gonzales said: How much do you think it would be worth when fixed? Nothing because the head is broken off. You could save the frog & adjuster incase you need it some time in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Gonzales Posted May 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 Oh ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Gonzales Posted May 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 13 minutes ago, jacobsaunders said: Nothing because the head is broken off. You could save the frog & adjuster incase you need it some time in the future Oh ok. I think we're going to keep the whole thing anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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