Islandpiper Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 Good evening. Hey, a friend of my sister in law has her uncles violin and is curious about it. I'm seldom stumped by labels, but this one baffles me. Can you tell me the maker? I don't have the instrument or the pics would be better. She's sending them to me via email and she's never handled a violin before....... Many thanks!! Keith Davis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Holmes Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 Script looks like "E. Martin". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, Jeffrey Holmes said: Script looks like "E. Martin". That is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GeorgeH Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 I think these are the labels used on the "E Martin" brand of trade violins before they were imported and distributed exclusively by Bruno in New York. The "E Martin" brand supposedly originated with a maker named "Wilhelm Ernst Martin," but I don't know if he actually existed or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted November 30, 2021 Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 Yes, E Martin was a trade name used by Bruno and possibly by others. It may be derived from the name of a real maker, but E Martin is certainly not the name of the person who made this violin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattmountain Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 With all due respect… Looks as if the “1913” was written with a modern and out-of-ink ballpoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Flattmountain said: With all due respect… Looks as if the “1913” was written with a modern and out-of-ink ballpoint. Which would be consonant with the label being, quite possibly, a triumph of modern xerography. Anybody have some verified period examples to post, to settle this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 I have seen this type of E Martin label, but I cannot provide any information on the way the date is written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 36 minutes ago, Brad Dorsey said: I have seen this type of E Martin label, but I cannot provide any information on the way the date is written. I'm aware that the label type is valid, I want some photographs of known-good examples to compare the paper and printing in Photoshop. The print quality on the OP looks like it could be a photocopy. The date looks like ball-point to me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glebert Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 If people are faking 20th century house brand violins, they need to set their sights a little higher... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 37 minutes ago, glebert said: If people are faking 20th century house brand violins, they need to set their sights a little higher... In case you haven't noticed, people are faking all manner of stuff. A Markie with a name, is worth a little more than a plain "Stradivarius-Made In Germany". That's all it takes............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 ...a name such as I.M. Hamm, the famous son of J.G. Hamm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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