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Originally Posted by Jason Sypher Well, it's a Hawkes copy. Looks nice, fairly new. |
It looks more like a straight up Panormo copy to me than the Hawkes version, very much like one in my section. Compare with a Panormo here:
http://www.jdhillmusic.com/master/panormo/panormo.html
As to its origin, an experienced luthier might be able to tell at least if it's Chinese. I know that there are some Romanian Panormo copies being made, and it looks a little bit Romanian to me (for various imprecise reasons that might be incorrect), so Romanian is my guess.
How much is it and how does it sound and play? These are the most important questions!