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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: katieeighty4 on December 17, 2004, 02:03:50 AM
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i am new to this site and have a question about a violin that i ran across. it has a small strip of dark paper or thin wood looking material inside reading: Antonins Stradiuarius Cremouensis Fuoiebat(that word is kind of faded but i think that is what it says) Anno 17, and below it says made in Germany. could anyone tell me anything at all about this violin and/or it's history. any information would be helpful and much appreciated seeing as i know nothing about it. thank you! :) Katie
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I hope you are still out there looking, because I have a label inside my old violin. My father bought it for a couple dollars in a pawn shop in El Segundo, California for my 12th birthday. That is almost 60 years ago. It is hard to read because it was stored by my brother in a garage on the island of Guam for about 40 years and the cockroaches ate a lot of the paper off the case and part of the label in the violin. What I can see is: Antonins Stradiuarius Creinononsis Faciebat Anno 17
that part was covered by a label that has a date,1906. It is peeled away to reveal the above Antonins Stradiuarius . . . In other words it had two labels, one over the other and most of the top one dated 1906 is missing. Carved into the back of the neck scroll is; The Chadwick London Violin. The back is a one piece beautiful wood grain. I think maple, and the shape is very nice. My neice had it for while she was growing up and then my brother asked if I wanted it back. It is in good condition except for the roach damage to paper and the case. I think the case and bow are original. The case seems to be a thin fabric covering cardboard and wood frame - not fancy, but the latches work. The inside is a velvety (ugly) avacado green cordouroy . I just bought an antique wooden case to keep it in, but will save the old one. The violin and bow must be worth more than the $12.00 my dad paid.
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Here's a really good article about these violins. My husband had one a few years ago he sold on ebay for a couple of hundred dollars. It was in very good condition. Not an authentic Strad though.
http://www.fritz-reuter.com/DOC/articles/artiexp1.htm
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We've had several of these come up on this forum before. Stradiuarius is what is affectionately refered to as a "Strad copy". In other words, a reproduction of Stradivarius. There are some wonderful Strad copies and just because it is a copy or reproduction, does not mean that it isn't a very nice violin. All it means is that it was made in the style of Stradivarius, the master. Take a look at the Special Threads section of the forum for the info posted previously. I have a wonderful 1920's Strad copy. I just wish my playing did it justice, as it has a beautiful voice that can bring tears to your eyes! Enjoy your Strad! ;D
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Well said talesof!!!