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OLD VIOLIN LABELED MATTHIAS KLOZ 1707
Estimated price for orientation: 1 000 $
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I HAVE HAD THIS VIOLIN FOR FOURTY YEARS USED TO PLAY ALOT BUT HAVENT LATELY AND I NEED THIS VIOLIN TO GO TO SOMEONE WHO COULD ENJOY IT. BOUGHT IT FROM A WIDOW OF A MAN THAT PLAYED IN THE OLD MOVIE THEATERS IN THE EARLY 1900S I AM 90 PER CENT SURE THIS IS A CORRECT LABEL AND THE VIOLIN IS AUTHENTIC TOOK IT TO A COUPLE OF VIOLIN SHOPS IN KC AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS BUT THEY DO NOT AUTHENTICATE VIOLINS AND I DONT HAVE A CERTIFICATE SO IF YOU BID BE CERTAIN AND ENLARGE THE PICTURES PLEASE I WILL SEND IN THE CASE ITSS IN FOR PROTECTION. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REPAIRED CRACKS ON THE TOP OF THE VIOLIN AND ONE PIECE OF THE TOP MISSING BUT FOR BEING 300 PLUS YEARS OLD I THINK ITS IN GREAT SHAPE ORIGINAL SCROLL GRAFTED OF COURSE I PUT THE SET OF PEGS IN 30 YEARS AGO SO THEY WORK BUT YOU COULD FINISH THEM OFF THE PIECE OF THE TOP MISSING IS JUST UNDER THE CHINREST PRETTY COMMON. MATTHIAS KLOTZ WAS THE FOUNDER OF VIOLIN MAKING IN MITTENWALD AND HE PRODUCED A NUMBER OF VIOLIN MAKERS IN HIS FAMILY I THINK HIS VIOLINS HAVE SOLD UP IN THE 40 OR 50 THOUSAND RANGE THIS MAN WAS A CONTEMPORY OF STRADIVARIUS, AMATI, GUANERIUS BUT IT IS NOT CERTIFIED BY ANYONE . PLEASE BE CERTAIN ALTHOUGH I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO USE IT I CANT GIVE IT AWAY SO THE STARTING BID IS IT THIS VIOLIN IS A PIECE OF HISTORY THAT STILL PERFORMS NO BASS BAR CRACKS BUT I KNOW SOUND POST BUT IVE BEEN PLAYING ITT OFF AND ON FOR FOURTY YEARS WITH THOSE CRACKS ON TOP. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM THE ONE SOUND POST CRACK IS REPAIRED BUT IT COULDBE DONE BETTER THE RIB BY THE TAILPIECE I COULD CLEAN UP AND REPAIR BUT THIS VIOLIN NEEDS SOMEONE WHO WOULD REALLY FIX IT UP PERFECT YOU CAN BUY IT CHEAP AND FIX IT AND HAVE A TREASURE AND A GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY I JUST RECEIVED THE VIOLIN BACK WAS TOLD IT WAS TOO MUCH WORK FOR HIM TO TRY AND DO. PLEASE LOOK CLOSELY ASK QUESTIONS I WANT EVERYONE TO BE HAPPY HE MENTIONED SIDES HAVE WORM HOLES AND THE BACK WHERE THE CHINREST IS AT ONE TIME WAS GLUED WITH WOOD GLUE IF YOU WANT BEFORE I SEND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO REGLUE WITH HIDE GLUE AND CLEAN THAT AREA OUT AND THEN THE VIOLIN COULD BE PLAYED BUT TO REALLY GET IT BACK TO PRISTINE SHAPE MIGHT INVOLVE MORE WORK i have decided this is a project as such please bid to fix the sides have quite a few fixed worm holes one on the back by the chinrest needs to be fixed this will require a good deal of repair as such i am lowering the starting bid and this will be an as is auction thank you for everry one who has chimed in
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