GranaryTree Posted March 15, 2022 Report Posted March 15, 2022 I was under the impression that this was just a trade fiddle I had laying around but the rather eccentric arching has me a little suspicious. (It’s very steep although it doesn’t look like it in the pictures to me for some reason). What say ye? Could it be a later maker from the region attempting a copy perhaps? Or a composite or something? If it’s original it’s a pretty lazy effort for him, and while I’m not holding out much hope I do see some vague similarities to his work around the date on the label (1785). Also the varnish is doing a weird cellophane thing on the left—??? In any case I was hoping to check on its ballpark value and provenance before putting it up for trade. Any guesses as to going price and origin would be helpful. Thanks as always! (PS Apologies for the disarranged pictures.)
jacobsaunders Posted March 15, 2022 Report Posted March 15, 2022 Your fiddle is a product of the Markneukirchen cottage industry from the later 19th C, with an apocryphal label. As a contrast, I posted a real Hamm recently here https://maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/351068-johann-gottlob-heberlein-1845-with-ivory-edges/&do=findComment&comment=963913
GranaryTree Posted March 15, 2022 Author Report Posted March 15, 2022 7 hours ago, jacobsaunders said: Your fiddle is a product of the Markneukirchen cottage industry from the later 19th C, with an apocryphal label. As a contrast, I posted a real Hamm recently here https://maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/351068-johann-gottlob-heberlein-1845-with-ivory-edges/&do=findComment&comment=963913 Gorgeous! Thanks Jacob.
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