Hey Kristinn jillions of violins are labled strad because of their design, but just because its not a real one dosn't mean it has no value. By all means have it looked at by a violin maker chris marlow Kristinn Leifsson wrote: > Hi list, > > I was wondering whether some of you might have any knowledge of > Stradivarius violins. > > The thing is, I was tuning for a man that showed me an old violin that he > kept in his closet. His great uncle (or something) acquired it in > Germany. It was a little bit cracked and looked quite old, as I say. The > man was joking about it being a Stradivarius. Well, I was really amazed > when I looked inside it. > > It said; Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonentis, and the year 1711 was there > also. Well, I know it´s more than likely that it´s a fake, but hey, > stranger things have happened. I´m going to talk to a violin maker, but > thought I´d mention this. > > Any input? > > Thanks, > > Kristinn
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