FoxMitchell Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 I got this violin on hand that someone wanted to know more about, but I'm afraid I couldn't find anything about this maker (Gunther Seitz). By the looks of it, I suspect it to be 'the usual stuff', and in its current condition not worth much. Can anyone tell anything about the maker, and anything I might be nissing? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeny Mahon Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 Here's what I found in Jalovec: no Gunthers but maybe some of the family headed to Hamburg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 Seitz or Seiz is a Mittenwald name. Here however it is obviously a Saxon violin, with it’s through neck probably being earlier than the advertised 1892. Either Seitz was a shopkeeper selling cheap Saxon violins, or if the font of the label reminds you of Microsoft, then it is just a ridiculous fake label that has come in much later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 Or he repaired it, added corner blocks or anything else this way. I would also guess that the violin was made some decades earlier than 1892. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxMitchell Posted January 21 Author Report Share Posted January 21 Thank you! I thought the style of the instrument was anachronistic to the date on the label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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