Is fairly modern – a font unknown in the 18 th century.ĭecent copies of Stradivarius could be worth serious money. One should also give attention to the font. Workshops and dealers of instruments: Amati, Guarneri, Gagliano, Ruggieri and Important and obscure Italian names were also used on labels by factories, Label, hand written 732, old Roman font and Master’s age. Labels aren’t meant to trick you, but are strategis for greater sales and Label in these student instruments typically print the first two digits and the And as you can imagine it would not be written in German or English. Towards the end of his life he would not write a date,īut only mention his age, such as, “I made it in my 89 th year” and Stradivari only printed a first digit “1” and the last three digits were hand Being able to identify the instrument’sĪuthenticity is important, especially for those families who are new to violin Often times, these areĬrudely made student instruments that wouldn’t sell, so shops and dealers would Second to know a real Stradivarius from an average copy. For any experienced violin maker or restorer it takes one Some of these instruments read, “Made in Germany” or “Made in Czechoslovakia” and some only state (Cremonensis, is the Latinized name of town Shortage of violins that bare the label, “ Antonius Understand what they have really found in their attic. They seek my expert advice, and ask me to help them Find myself working with clients with the hope that they have found a genuine
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