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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 121914, member: 55"]I've looked a bit more closely at the photos posted of this violin above, and I wouldn't get my hopes up as far as value.</p><p> Lyon and Healy imported and sold a wide range of violins, in all qualities; and the scroll of the violin shown puts it very much at the bottom end in quality.</p><p> A traditional scroll is a spiral; elegant in a valuable instrument, less elegant in a less valuable one. This is the type of scroll seen in Brad's link.</p><p> But the scroll of the violin being discussed here is very rudimentary, just concentric circles. This puts it way below the Skinner's instrument in quality.</p><p><br /></p><p> Unless a reputable violin shop tells you it is a rare and valuable model, my guess would be that it is a very basic student model and likely to be valued at the very bottom end of the price range. The article linked above mentions that the higher model numbers were higher in price originally, and higher in value today. The Skinner's instrument auctioned for $1800 was a Cremonatone, and would have been in the 1100 series; the instrument in the catalog valued at possibly $750 to $2500 was a model 1025; the one currently under discussion is apparently a model 1005, considerably lower on the quality scale.</p><p><br /></p><p> In my experience, and I've been playing violins for more than 50 years, even the cheapest imports have a carved spiral scroll, and most buyers are not going to look twice at a violin with anything else. But again, a reputable shop should be able to look it up in their reference books and tell you for sure. But I would not be at all surprised if it turns out to be a $200- $300 violin, at most. But that still is an OK return on a $50 investment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 121914, member: 55"]I've looked a bit more closely at the photos posted of this violin above, and I wouldn't get my hopes up as far as value. Lyon and Healy imported and sold a wide range of violins, in all qualities; and the scroll of the violin shown puts it very much at the bottom end in quality. A traditional scroll is a spiral; elegant in a valuable instrument, less elegant in a less valuable one. This is the type of scroll seen in Brad's link. But the scroll of the violin being discussed here is very rudimentary, just concentric circles. This puts it way below the Skinner's instrument in quality. Unless a reputable violin shop tells you it is a rare and valuable model, my guess would be that it is a very basic student model and likely to be valued at the very bottom end of the price range. The article linked above mentions that the higher model numbers were higher in price originally, and higher in value today. The Skinner's instrument auctioned for $1800 was a Cremonatone, and would have been in the 1100 series; the instrument in the catalog valued at possibly $750 to $2500 was a model 1025; the one currently under discussion is apparently a model 1005, considerably lower on the quality scale. In my experience, and I've been playing violins for more than 50 years, even the cheapest imports have a carved spiral scroll, and most buyers are not going to look twice at a violin with anything else. But again, a reputable shop should be able to look it up in their reference books and tell you for sure. But I would not be at all surprised if it turns out to be a $200- $300 violin, at most. But that still is an OK return on a $50 investment.[/QUOTE]
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