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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9419555, member: 8267&quot;]Nicolo Amati (an important 17th century violin maker) appears to have used the Latin form of his name - Nicolaus Amatus - on his labels. Yours is almost certainly a false label.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503057" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503057" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503057</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A little blog article from a violin repairer about false labels in violins:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://masterhandviolin.com/Blog3.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://masterhandviolin.com/Blog3.html" rel="nofollow">http://masterhandviolin.com/Blog3.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also:</p><p><font size="5"><b>&quot;Violin labels</b></font></p><p>The label might tell you who made your violin. You can find a label inside the (usually) left hand f-hole in the violin. Not all violins have labels, and you may have to blow away the dust and move the violin under the light to see whether yours does. Many labels are fake, but even fake labels might give an idea of who made the violin. Amati has a few examples of labels in their Makers’ Archive to compare your own against, but be aware that it does not take long to copy a label and put it in a violin – it is something that has been going on for centuries.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://amati.com/blog/valuations/who-made-my-violin#:~:text=You%20can%20find%20a%20label,to%20see%20whether%20yours%20does" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://amati.com/blog/valuations/who-made-my-violin#:~:text=You%20can%20find%20a%20label,to%20see%20whether%20yours%20does" rel="nofollow">https://amati.com/blog/valuations/who-made-my-violin#:~:text=You can find a label,to see whether yours does</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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