Featured Thrift Store Find Old Coffin Shaped Violin Case w/Old Violin - Need Info on Violin w/No Label?

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by journeymagazine, Jan 12, 2022.

  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    I found this cool old coffin shaped violin case with a old(?) violin in it at a local thrift store yesterday.
    I can tell the case is old, but the violin has no label inside of it - how can I tell how old it is and/or who made it?
    It also had 2 bows in it; 1 is longer & has Glasser written in the handle but the 2nd one also has no markings like the violin. I heard that some bows can be worth more than the violin - how do I find out who made the bow & how old it is?
    Any help would be greatly appreciated - I'm curious to find out what exactly I found!

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  2. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

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  3. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

  4. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Take it to a music store and ASK! But be careful....OFTEN times the BOWS are worth WAAAAAY more that a violin itself....look carefully for a small signature on the bow! AND if I'd read your post to the bottom, I'd have seen you were aware of that!! So, you have at least ONE signature to research!!!

    EDIT: I saw there were several on ebay....check them all out....quite a range in prices!!
     
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  5. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Very cool find!
     
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    Boland Well-Known Member

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