JC & Ava Posted June 26, 2020 Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 Hi all, just wanted some help identifying this violin. Would like to know country of origin and time period if possible. This is by far the best “conservatory” violin I have seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Butcher Posted June 26, 2020 Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 It comes from the same place, and same time as all the others. Markneukirchen area, C1890 to 1900. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC & Ava Posted June 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 14 minutes ago, Wood Butcher said: It comes from the same place, and same time as all the others. Markneukirchen area, C1890 to 1900. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLB Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Glaesel and Mossner - 1873 - Markneukirchen - many models: Artist, Conservatory, Grand Concert, Grand Solo, Imperial, Paganini. Shield with model name on back of scroll. Some with carved heads or or portraits on back. Trade bows stamped "Tourte" or others. Some labels have G & M logo which is an eight pointed star with G&M in the center. The symbol below the word “violin” is the trade mark of this maker. I have an Artist model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 9 hours ago, GLB said: ...The symbol below the word “violin” is the trade mark of [Glaesel & Mossner].... In that tangle I think I see something at the right that looks like a G and something at the top that looks like an M. And is that an ampersand in the middle? The thing at the left is not quite a mirror image of the G at the right. I have see this trademark, and I am glad to know who used it. But was Glaesel & Mossner the maker or the distributor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallie Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 On 3/29/2021 at 4:40 AM, GLB said: Glaesel and Mossner - 1873 - Markneukirchen - many models: Artist, Conservatory, Grand Concert, Grand Solo, Imperial, Paganini. Shield with model name on back of scroll. Some with carved heads or or portraits on back. Trade bows stamped "Tourte" or others. Some labels have G & M logo which is an eight pointed star with G&M in the center. The symbol below the word “violin” is the trade mark of this maker. I have an Artist model. I also have an "Artist" one. The best violin I've ever owned/played on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deans Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 I had a viola once, a decent sounding 15.25 instrument. Funny, it still had "conservatory violin" stamp even though it was unquestionably a viola. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff White Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 I've seen many of these shield (conservatory etc) violins, but I've never seen that emblem. What's the dif? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeny Mahon Posted April 1, 2021 Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 Has this been stripped and re-varnished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLB Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 They were makers of fairly nice trade violins as far as I know. So it would have been an 1870’s “factory” type shop probably employing many workers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strad O Various Jr. Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 They were dealers/distributors of Markneukirchen cottage industry trade violins, not a factory or a maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLouise Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 Hi all, This is my first time posting. I have a violin stamped "Conservatory Grand" on the back, very top of the body. The decription of mine doesn't seem to match anything posted here. It's a tiny stamp. It was around A$400 when I bought it and I was told it was made in Czech Republic. I would appreciate any advice/information on it, I like the sound of it but I have a much better German?-made one (labelled Broer-Steelingwerff 1947) which however sounds dead in comparison. So as I'm planning to sell one, I don't know which I should keep. Could anyone shed any light on either? Thank you! Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 Keep the one you like to play the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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