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Don Crandall
Senior Member
Username: Mr_c
Post Number: 316
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 03:55 pm: | |
Look what I just won. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170234500597&ssPageName= STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=007
It will make a nice instrument to leave at my camp when I go there on the weekends.
Amazing what you can find in an old shop fiddle. |
TK
Senior Member
Username: Lifeisgood
Post Number: 360
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 08:25 pm: | |
I love a good bargain Don. I have watched auctions with that seller. I will be very interested to know your opinion of the instrument. |
Don Crandall
Senior Member
Username: Mr_c
Post Number: 318
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2008 - 12:05 pm: | |
You can do a lot worse than take a gamble on old German shop violins. Often they only need a little tweaking and minor adjustments and they pop to life. For $100.00 it is adequate to take camping. I will let you know how it sounds once I get it. To get a new instrument made with quality materials I would have to pay a lot more. |
Cellopop
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Username: Curtis
Post Number: 2758
Registered: 11-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2008 - 12:28 pm: | |
Looks like nice wood. Seems they advertised a lot of cracks, but so what. Looks like a bargain of a lifetime and since you are experienced, you what what you have to do with it.
Best of luck. |
TK
Senior Member
Username: Lifeisgood
Post Number: 361
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 04, 2008 - 09:50 am: | |
Don, I'm more concerned with your experience dealing with the seller i.e. was it shipped quickly? Was it packed well? Did the instruments description match the auction description and photos?
The tone of the violin itself will be personal to every player so like you said, for $100 you can't really go wrong unless the violin is in horrible condition or arrives damaged due to inadequate packaging. |
Don Crandall
Senior Member
Username: Mr_c
Post Number: 319
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2008 - 04:58 pm: | |
I have not got it yet. I am sure it will have its flaws, but I got it to leave at the camper for when we go up there. I don't want to take Liesette there. I will let you know how it turns out when it gets here. |
Don Crandall
Senior Member
Username: Mr_c
Post Number: 321
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2008 - 07:20 pm: | |
Instrument arrived today. It is a well put together 3/4 violin. Says Matthias Albanus on the label but it looks more like a little well proportioned Strad. The tone wood is very good and the carving is refined with nice purfling. The scroll is quite well done. It does need a properly carved and fitted bridge and the top right corner between the soundboard and the rib needs to be reglued. This stuff is all easily fixed. It is surprisingly resonant and sounds good considering the hack job bridge and open seem. It will pan out nice, what else do you want for the money. I am satisfied with it. |
TK
Senior Member
Username: Lifeisgood
Post Number: 362
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2008 - 08:52 pm: | |
Excellent! Congratulation's  |
Don Crandall
Senior Member
Username: Mr_c
Post Number: 323
Registered: 03-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 05:37 am: | |
Forgot to mention, the cracks are all repaired and stable. The seller was pretty accurate in her description of the instrument. |
