Michael Queally Posted August 30, 2020 Report Posted August 30, 2020 I am trying to get an idea of the value of this fiddle for a friend of mine who is selling it. The label for info on the fiddle is ‘Antonio Stradivarius 1690‘. I tried to capture it in one of the photos. Any insights would be useful.
Blank face Posted August 31, 2020 Report Posted August 31, 2020 Both of your (friend's) fiddles look like rather cheapish Schonbach trade instruments from ca. 1900. Obviously they are in a need of a new set up, maybe more work, that's all what the photos are telling. Therefore the value is quite low, to say the least.
Michael Queally Posted August 31, 2020 Author Report Posted August 31, 2020 Thanks when you say quite low, how much do you think? I want to let him know so he can decide what he will do. kind regards
Ratcliffiddles Posted August 31, 2020 Report Posted August 31, 2020 It looks more like cheap Mirecourt than Schönbach to me. Not that it really matters...
Blank face Posted August 31, 2020 Report Posted August 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Ratcliffiddles said: It looks more like cheap Mirecourt than Schönbach to me. Not that it really matters... We have a saying "At night all cats look grey". Value is that what you can get in Ebay, for example. Some here would also say "50 quid for both with shipping".
Michael Queally Posted August 31, 2020 Author Report Posted August 31, 2020 Fair enough. thanks for taking a look. I will pass on the good news to him.
Violadamore Posted August 31, 2020 Report Posted August 31, 2020 4 hours ago, Blank face said: Some here would also say "50 quid for both with shipping". Yup. That sounds familiar. BTW, how do they sound?
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