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Is This an Authentic Nicolo Amati's Violin?


Anton Krisnadi

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A bit Background Story :

This Violin is my Friend's Family Heritage,since CoVid 19 hit,his economic situation is a bit down the hill so he tried to sell this Violin,there's a couple offer's already made to him by a person that is supposed to appraise this violin(approximately around $2,500 by the time i posted this July 5th 2023).

Because of this i'm curious whether this Violin is an actually an authentic Nicolo Amati's Violin or not,and what's a reasonable price for this Violin and is there any repairing effort/reconstruction effort can be made to make this Violin's Condition let's say ready to sell(The Condition since it's been sitting there for quite some time since nobody in his family played or understand on how to maintain a Violin).

I'm grateful for any input or any Background Story about this Violin.

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1 hour ago, Anton Krisnadi said:

i'm curious whether this Violin is an actually an authentic Nicolo Amati's Violin or not,

Welcome to MN, and thanks for posting your pictures.

No, it is not an Amati. It is a German violin circa 1900 that has had pins fitted into the corner blocks to keep the seams from opening in tropical climates.

It is not in good condition. It looks like the button is broken off, and it will need (at least) the button repaired and the neck reset, which are expensive repairs. (The button is where the neck is attached to the back.) It would likely cost more to fix than the repaired violin would be worth.

It looks like there is a brand under the button. Can you post a close-up of that?

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