StCr Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 (edited) Dear Users! It would be vey nice if some of you can tell me their opinion of my violin about age/date of creation and place of Origin (Saxony). If you see, this one was very often used and repaired. On the back- side there is the "Hopf- stamp". And is it possible to say anything about the realationsship of this one to the Hopf- family? Stephan. Edited May 12 by StCr forgotten description Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 All of the major Markneukirchen wholesalers in the late 19th C had “Hopf model” violins in their catalogue. They were the usual cottage industry cheaper violins. Yours will have with a large degree of certainty nothing to do with anybody called Hopf. The museum in Markneukirchen has a few real Hopf violins, which are quite a revelation, since they are much nicer, and don’t have this typical squarish outline. The Hopf Stamp belonging to the wholsaler G.A. Pfretschner is illustrated on page 105 of Zöbisches book on the Hopf family (below) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 This irregular brand doesn't even look like something professionel but added with a sort of solder iron or the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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