Does this price seem reasonable?

[AustinC]

14 minutes ago, Victor Roman said:

Are you implying that an appraiser can ?  

An appraiser can tell you how much the insurance company might provide if it's accidentally thrown into the subway 

[Dwight Brown]

I can say that the first violin of Mr. Matsuda’s that I played decades ago was a revelation. I’m extremely fond of mine that I have owned for about 15 or 20 years. I find it to be light years better than anything a Schlub like me deserves and I look forward to the day when it and its mates are put in the hands of young people who deserve them. The more I think on it the more I feel like letting go of all of them before I’m fertilizing some tree somewhere. I think it would be great fun to watch the kids try them out and make music rather than wait for my eventual demise. 
 

Thanks for the discussion folks.

I suppose the actual value of the instruments is not that important as I doubt there would be much in the way of tax benefits for me and I have no desire to fence with the IRS over minutiae. 
 

I would be completely satisfied if the administration at my school would look the other way when my son scatters my ashes under the trees there.

 

DLB

 

[AJH]

On 5/14/2025 at 7:16 AM, CantPlayChaconne said:

There is a 2013 violin by Tetsuo Matsuda presently in the Tarisio NY Auction

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

Current high bid (1 day in) exceeds that, at $13,000.

I guess that would put it around $26,000 retail?

I thought it important to mention. The hammer price is not the final price. Add Tarisios 20% of the hammer for the buyer.

Here is the final sale of that lot:

High Bid:$17,000
Including Premium:$20,400

so by that math would retail be $40,800? That $35K one at Shar is looking like a steal!