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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 168684, member: 55"]I've been playing violins for more than 50 years, but am not qualified to evaluate one from photos. The dovetail neck joint is quite unusual- I've never see one like that- and may indicate a lesser-quality instrument.</p><p> For many years almost all low-quality instruments had fake Stradivari labels, so that is no help. I'd take it to a good violin shop.</p><p>The American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers has standards and a directory that should help you find a shop that will give an honest appraisal; it also has an article about the many fake Stradivarius instruments, suggesting "read before calling Sotheby's."</p><p> <a href="http://www.afvbm.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.afvbm.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.afvbm.org/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 168684, member: 55"]I've been playing violins for more than 50 years, but am not qualified to evaluate one from photos. The dovetail neck joint is quite unusual- I've never see one like that- and may indicate a lesser-quality instrument. For many years almost all low-quality instruments had fake Stradivari labels, so that is no help. I'd take it to a good violin shop. The American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers has standards and a directory that should help you find a shop that will give an honest appraisal; it also has an article about the many fake Stradivarius instruments, suggesting "read before calling Sotheby's." [URL]http://www.afvbm.org/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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