shunkpenn Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Couldn’t resist this fiddle and I was able to sneak into the house undetected by the wife. Looks like a very clean early 1900’s German violin. Any thoughts to what shop? I’m going to throw on some new strings and give it a go tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunkpenn Posted April 2 Author Report Share Posted April 2 Looks like walnut linings that are let in to blocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 I don't know what you have here, but IMHO it isn't "the usual". Is there a label, or any visible markings inside? When you get it strung up, how does it sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 19 minutes ago, shunkpenn said: Looks like walnut linings that...are let in to blocks... They look like spruce to me -- definitely not walnut. I can't tell if they are let in or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunkpenn Posted April 2 Author Report Share Posted April 2 16 minutes ago, Violadamore said: I don't know what you have here, but IMHO it isn't "the usual". Is there a label, or any visible markings inside? When you get it strung up, how does it sound? I thought it sounded amazing tonight. I still have to play around with the best strings to match to it. It would even sound more amazing in somebody’s hands that can play better than myself :-). I’m really a piano/guitar player but a violin collector enthusiast. The problem is I started collecting guitars and pianos and they take too much room up in the house so I switched to violins. However, I do agree with you that this is not the usual and a very nice fiddle. I scoped it again tonight and struck out looking for any type of branding. I could still be missing something inside even with the scope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzupe Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 Looks like it was coated with "something" on the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 4 hours ago, Violadamore said: IMHO it isn't "the usual". Why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 BoB? Are there real blocks in the upper corners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunkpenn Posted April 2 Author Report Share Posted April 2 5 hours ago, jezzupe said: Looks like it was coated with "something" on the interior. You are absolutely correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunkpenn Posted April 2 Author Report Share Posted April 2 1 hour ago, GeorgeH said: BoB? Are there real blocks in the upper corners? They look real with the scope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 The internal coating could be Beize (stain), maybe combined with some oil, propolis or whatever they liked to apply. Looks like a better Markneukirchen/Schönbach fiddle from the early 1900s. If there are "real" upper blocks, sort of fake blendings or none doesn't really matter for anything, it's still a built on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shunkpenn Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 7 hours ago, Blank face said: The internal coating could be Beize (stain), maybe combined with some oil, propolis or whatever they liked to apply. Looks like a better Markneukirchen/Schönbach fiddle from the early 1900s. If there are "real" upper blocks, sort of fake blendings or none doesn't really matter for anything, it's still a built on the back. Thanks for the input! I always have a hard time on corners and these are quite clean and it’s difficult to see any pinch and file lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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