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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 123439, member: 55"]PS,</p><p> None of the violin dealers I was visiting last weekend (at the Wintergrass Music Festival in Bellevue WA) had ever heard of a Lyon and Healy with a scroll like that shown above. I suspect the seller of Gorn's violin found an indication that his violin had been sold by L&H, and found online a L&H violin that went for $3,500, and jumped to the conclusion that his was worth the same. Comparing with violins I saw for sale at $200, I'd guess Gorn's would be worth no more than that, and possibly less.</p><p>PPS, Brenda, you must play, judging by your avatar. Me too; besides violin I do a lot of mandolin, octave mando; viola; Irish tenor banjo.</p><p>I actually bought a new violin last weekend, very nice sounding though unlabeled; likely from one of the Markneukirchen makers around 1920. You'd love it. Very full in the bass and sweet in the treble.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 123439, member: 55"]PS, None of the violin dealers I was visiting last weekend (at the Wintergrass Music Festival in Bellevue WA) had ever heard of a Lyon and Healy with a scroll like that shown above. I suspect the seller of Gorn's violin found an indication that his violin had been sold by L&H, and found online a L&H violin that went for $3,500, and jumped to the conclusion that his was worth the same. Comparing with violins I saw for sale at $200, I'd guess Gorn's would be worth no more than that, and possibly less. PPS, Brenda, you must play, judging by your avatar. Me too; besides violin I do a lot of mandolin, octave mando; viola; Irish tenor banjo. I actually bought a new violin last weekend, very nice sounding though unlabeled; likely from one of the Markneukirchen makers around 1920. You'd love it. Very full in the bass and sweet in the treble.[/QUOTE]
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