Rita from Ohio Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 My father played music all of his life. He passed away 11 years ago and left me his Antonius Stradiuarius violin. I am looking for someone to verify authenticity, for I've read that there are many out there that aren't original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 If you were English, i would tell you to save it for the 5th. November Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Folia Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 I'll save some experts from having to reply in detail. That was an inexpensive violin when it was new, but now it is in very bad condition, and it would cost much more to repair it than it could ever be worth. I think Jacob Saunders is expecting bonfires on Nov. 5. On the bright side, the mouse hole makes the misleading label easier to read. And the inexpensive case appears to be in good condition, and is worth something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddleDoug Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 Like the others have said, it's an inexpensive instrument from, probably, the Markneukirchen area of Germany in the early 1900s. Repairing the mouse hole would be very expensive! A good luthier could give you and idea of the condition of the rest of it, if you wanted to play it yourself. Violins of this type would go for a few hundred $, in good condition. The mouse hole drops it to almost nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBK Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 It looks like it was a nice "mouse house". Best as a wall hanger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Folia Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 It looks like an elephant stepped on it. If I'm not mistaken, the top arch is concave. I assume that's a result of being played without a soundpost. It's not just the mouse hole that needs repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted July 30 Report Share Posted July 30 11 hours ago, Rita from Ohio said: …I am looking for someone to verify authenticity… We cannot do that, but we can confirm that it is not authentic. (The "Made in Germany" on the label is a good clue.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccardo964 Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 Don't believe anyone here, they are trying to get hold of this art piece. It was from the time Straduarius took a summer vacation in Germany and got bored and made this beauty. It's worth a lot of money. Monopoly money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Folia Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 Sorry, Rita, that's the way it usually is with these old fiddles. They were made by the thousands, and can be found everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rita from Ohio Posted August 2 Author Report Share Posted August 2 Thanks. I appreciate your input. I didn't know where to begin with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Dorsey Posted August 2 Report Share Posted August 2 Because it was your father's violin, its sentimental value to you is infinitely higher than its monetary value. Infinitely, because its monetary value is zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Allen Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 13 hours ago, Brad Dorsey said: Because it was your father's violin, its sentimental value to you is infinitely higher than its monetary value. Infinitely, because its monetary value is zero. You had me in the first half lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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