Alix Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 To Whom It May Concern: Hello. My name is Alix. My Great Aunty Elsie gave me this beautiful violin. So far no one has been able to give me any information or genuine advice about it. It is in tune. I have always had a very deep love of violin music, but I only play occasionally now. Please, if anyone can help me your assistance would be greatly appreciated. The label reads: Superfine model of Antonius Stradivarius, Cremonensis, Faciebat anno, 1710. Handmade by Anton Wolff, model no. 14. Registered no. 1800. The two photos in the case are in light that shows the colours. I used sunlight for the rest to try and show as much detail as possible. Thank You for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 It's a student instrument from the end of the 19th C- from the area near Markneukirchen (Saxony). Wolff would have been the dealer who supplied it to the trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strad O Various Jr. Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 https://tarisio.com/cozio-archive/price-history/?Maker_ID=971 Weren't some Wolff violins also sourced from Mirecourt?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeH Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 @Alix You need to loosen the hairs of the bow by twisting the metal adjustor at the end. Keeping the bow tight all the time will ruin the camber and/or bow straightness. The bow should be tightened before and then loosened after each time you play with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan slobodkin Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 6 hours ago, GeorgeH said: @Alix You need to loosen the hairs of the bow by twisting the metal adjustor at the end. Keeping the bow tight all the time will ruin the camber and/or bow straightness. The bow should be tightened before and then loosened after each time you play with it. And never tightened to the extent that that one is. Always a "belly" toward the hair even when tightened for playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Victor Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 I think with that kind of bow holder the frog should be at the other end of the case - at least that's the way I do it, at the "spinner" end. Could it be a left handed vs. right-handed thing? Perhaps! But I think handling the bow at the tip end is riskier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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