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Position:Home>Performing Arts> How can I tell if this is a real stradivarius violin?Question: How can I tell if this is a real stradivarius violin!? I have found a stradivarius violin for sale online!. It obviously is very very old, a few hundred years at least, and inside it reads
Antonius Stradivarius Cremo!?!?en Faci!?bat Anno 17 !?/!? (the !?s are the letters I cant read) I could be wrong about some of the words but it definately says Antonius Stradivarius So how can I tell if it is a real genuine stradivarius violin!? should there be any other tell tale sign!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: No, very unlikely!. See: Requests to appraise an instrument http://beststudentviolins!.com/StringCare!.!.!. This must be done by a reputable shop!. I get frequent requests about specific instruments, but that is not my area of expertise, and it cannot be done, people, over the internet without a direct examination from a reputable expert, which most violinists are not!. Labels can and often are faked!! People often write me about instruments with Stradivarius labels, violins which have turned up in an attic, closet, cupboard, or garage sale!. The "Stradivarius" label often has a tiny copie de above the word Stradivarius, which means a copy of a Stradivarius, or an instrument built on that model!. If repaired, these instruments may be good student instruments, but unfortunately, they're seldom or never valuable!. What must be done in every case is to locate a professional repair person who can do an adequate appraisal!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Obviously you'd have an appraiser look at it and tell you! You'll need an appraisal anyhow for insurance!Www@QuestionHome@Com if the price is above 500k US$, it may be a genuine one!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com i don't want to burst your bubble but i think that if its online its not likely to be a Stradivarius!. sorryWww@QuestionHome@Com cremo!?!? is Cremona!.!.!. the city in which Antonio Stradivari was born!.!.!. (i didn't know anything about him!.!.!. til I read your question!.!.!.and documented) faci!?bat is Faciebat!.!.!. (latin!.!. and means did or made) These things for the violin's classification are sure!.!.!. but I dont know if a stradivarius!.!.!. on ebay is original!.!.!. you should contact the owner!.!.!. the intuition of the words!.!. is the the only one way with which I can help you!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com You MUST get it appraised!. There are a lot of fakes out there and you could lose a lot of money!.Www@QuestionHome@Com A Stradi on line!?! I think it would likely ended up at Sotheby's or Christie's!. Please don't tell me it's at eBay!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |