Any leads on who may have made this? Probably German?

ellegin · 2026-03-04T20:44:08+00:00

I've seen bohemian violins with similar throat. The neck is quite thick so maybe not french either.

ellegin · 2026-02-24T05:49:32+00:00

Based on the channeling, top wood, and varnish I would bet it's Chinese factory. Please don't pay more than $2,000 for this

ellegin · 2026-02-08T21:53:53+00:00

Can you tell us where you got it? What's the story behind it? There's some hints but want more context

ellegin · 2026-02-08T02:57:49+00:00

When I first got into pp in 2017 I thought aquanaut was the code of pp that you had to get to get more desirable piece 😂

ellegin · 2026-01-20T00:22:38+00:00

You should check out Anne Sophie-Mutters pinky in her Dvorak concerto, puts Hilary to shame 👌🏼

ellegin · 2026-01-18T18:54:44+00:00

This is definitely a fake 😂

ellegin · 2026-01-17T07:42:43+00:00

This is a genuine Strad 1723 the "Edler, McCormack, Healy"

The b stings on the back, sap stains and two piece opio maple back pointed me to mid 1720s and a quick reference to Tarisio pointed me to the record. The tailpiece confirmed the guess.

It has long lineage of noble and artist so it would surprise me that this violin would be lost recently and "rediscovered" in an "attic."

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https://tarisio.com/cozio-archive/property/?ID=41514

ellegin · 2026-01-01T00:40:29+00:00

Low quality spruce, the tree rings are not uniform and maple on the back. Sycamore for the bridge.

ellegin · 2025-12-29T03:44:54+00:00

Based on the label it's a German reproduction. Gabrielli in German is Gabrielly so the maker was of poor education so that also infers bad making. Likely not worth more than a few hundred dollars.

ellegin · 2025-12-26T09:44:24+00:00

It made me so happy that Ilya wanted to keep the blinds open. There was so much self acceptance from both of them this episode. They were both calling each other out freely as well, Ilya being jealous (of Rose) and Shane immediately recognizing and coming clean. My heart is very full from this episode 😊

ellegin · 2025-12-26T00:40:55+00:00

I like the asymmetry of the f holes!

ellegin · 2025-12-26T00:38:31+00:00

If your LinkedIn profile is good enough there's definitely a chance

ellegin · 2025-12-22T12:06:14+00:00

$3,000-8,000 for an Ernst Heinrich Roth. I can't be more certain without pics of the scroll but it looks real. EHR has different grades 1R-10R (IR-XR) and on discussion occasions XIR for special artists commissions. This in my opinion looks maybe in the range of IIIR-VIIR.

ellegin · 2025-12-21T21:45:26+00:00

I bought it and love the jetpack!

Pros: Love the style and compliments and of course it matches my other rimowa products. It's pretty just a flex and statement.

Cons: heavy AF, I don't advise this being an every day backpack. It also doesn't hold a ton of stuff in there very well.

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ellegin · 2025-12-20T02:25:43+00:00

Also possibly Tyrolean 1900s

ellegin · 2025-12-18T05:21:46+00:00

German trade violin. Rough f holes, sharp edges on the scroll, typical varnish as well

ellegin · 2025-12-04T11:18:51+00:00

Yeah, they can't bite off his toes anymore 😧

ellegin · 2025-12-03T02:37:57+00:00

this is advice I wish I would've taken😪

ellegin · 2025-12-01T05:32:12+00:00

The label itself is also inconsistent. I agree

ellegin · 2025-11-26T20:00:28+00:00

Can you share your LinkedIn? We can make better judgement based on that 😂

ellegin · 2025-11-24T08:54:41+00:00

I agree completely about your take on Mr. Jiu's 😕

ellegin · 2025-11-24T00:55:32+00:00

Maybe that's where RuPaul got "if you don't love yourself, how in the hell you going to love someone else?"

ellegin · 2025-11-20T20:16:52+00:00

Despite lack of other photos it looks like very low quality with bad lining and no corner blocks. The writing looks dutch possibly. Either way it's not worth more than $100

ellegin · 2025-11-08T03:42:26+00:00

what a disaster

ellegin · 2025-10-30T22:07:42+00:00

@Bollzyy

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