NHFiddler Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 Hi all, I recently accumulated a few violins on the cheap from an auction- this one caught my eye as it is slightly heavier and has signs of heavy use/care. No signature that I can find anywhere. Only a little type written piece of paper stating “1930”. Any thoughts on it? The way it’s built I think is interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 A cheap old Saxon violin, where someone probably re-graduated the belly and made a new bar in 1930 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHFiddler Posted July 31 Author Report Share Posted July 31 (edited) More photos: IMG_2073.HEIC IMG_2072.HEIC IMG_2071.HEIC IMG_2070.HEIC IMG_2069.HEIC IMG_2068.HEIC Edited July 31 by NHFiddler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetler Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 5 hours ago, jacobsaunders said: A cheap old Saxon violin, where someone probably re-graduated the belly and made a new bar in 1930 You sure? A few things look interesting to me. One piece lower rib, through-neck, painted purfling and what appears at first glance to be a one piece top. Also those fittings (beech?). Could it be English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted July 31 Report Share Posted July 31 I couldn't see the new photos without downloading some programme I have never heard of, so I didn't. Perhaps Shellbow will oblige as he sometimes does? Re: "English" As a young man, I moved to Germany. I soon discovered that if any German vm. couldn't work out wht something was, they would always say "oh, that's probably English", just as the English vm's I knew previously always said "that's German"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccardo964 Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 6 hours ago, jacobsaunders said: I couldn't see the new photos without downloading some programme I took the liberty of converting those images to png, hope it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 3 hours ago, Riccardo964 said: I took the liberty of converting those images to png, hope it helps. Thanks, doesn't change my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 There were also a lot of autodidactical hobbyists within this Saxon-Bohemian realm, making fiddles from partially bought in parts and such. At least the notch in the bottomplate under the endpin or the pinned belly are giving clear hints to the origin, the sort of oddly carved pegbox rear, one piece belly and lower rib are a bit more idiosyncratic, without changing much of the general appearance. The throughneck makes it probable that the violin is from the late 19th century, when a carved bar was the norm at this type, so I would also think that the 1930 date is pointing towards some regraduation, re-barring, inserting these braces, but one can't know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetler Posted August 1 Report Share Posted August 1 Ok, thanks both for commenting. For the record, the HEIC files are high resolution, and the file titled IMG_2069 shows that the bar is carved. So it was probably shaved down rather than replaced when the top was regraduated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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