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02-27-2011, 06:39 PM
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Talking to my Grandmother today and found out she has a Stradivarius willed to me. I know they are violins made by Stradivari, in the late 17th century(?), but that's about the extent of my knowledge. Would I be able to use it, or is it obsolete by now? Also any other history people want to share?
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02-27-2011, 06:43 PM
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02-27-2011, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by megadan | No troll here, just curious and don't exactly trust Wikipedia for everything. Maybe I'll move this to the DB side.
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02-27-2011, 06:51 PM
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But last I heard all real Strads were accounted for, so it may be fake..
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02-27-2011, 06:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New-brunswick | | | If it's a real one, or even if it's not, the violon would probably have a name, all of his instruments were named I think, form there you could do research and find out if it's a legit one. Can't back this up with evidences tho, it's just what I heard and I'm too lazy to research. |
02-27-2011, 06:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Columbus,Ohio | | | I have a friend that builds violins. If you have any pictures,he'll be able to tell you what it is. He owns a violin that was made by the guy that taught Stradivarius how to build violins.
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02-27-2011, 07:02 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | Holy crap. |
02-27-2011, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by No Neck Shrek He owns a violin that was made by the guy that taught Stradivarius how to build violins. | Ironic that that violin might not be worth  JACK SQUAT!
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02-27-2011, 07:04 PM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | Hahahahahahahahahahaha.  |
02-27-2011, 07:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Galveston,TX/St.Pete,FL | | | The last person to see the violin was my Grandma in the 70s when it was verified as a Stradivarius, it was her sister's only possession when she came to America and has been in my family since the 1800s. Sadly she's bedridden and so is my grandpa so I'm not going to ask them to go to the attic and dig it out for pictures. I'll have it verified again when I head up there in the spring and most likely will donate it if it is indeed as rare as you guys are saying.
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02-27-2011, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by basstotheface The last person to see the violin was my Grandma in the 70s when it was verified as a Stradivarius, it was her sister's only possession when she came to America and has been in my family since the 1800s. Sadly she's bedridden and so is my grandpa so I'm not going to ask them to go to the attic and dig it out for pictures. I'll have it verified again when I head up there in the spring and most likely will donate it if it is indeed as rare as you guys are saying. | You wouldn't hold onto it????  |
02-27-2011, 07:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New-brunswick | | I wouldn't donate it if I were you, it's you famiy's heritage, you can lend it to a museum/exposition of your choice tho, and to a greedy extent it could probably pay your college..car...house... 
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02-27-2011, 07:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: (M)a$$hole. | | | NO to donating. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
at LEAST trade it, straight, for an SX.
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02-27-2011, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by basstotheface The last person to see the violin was my Grandma in the 70s when it was verified as a Stradivarius, it was her sister's only possession when she came to America and has been in my family since the 1800s. Sadly she's bedridden and so is my grandpa so I'm not going to ask them to go to the attic and dig it out for pictures. I'll have it verified again when I head up there in the spring and most likely will donate it if it is indeed as rare as you guys are saying. | donate it to me. PLEASE!!! I'm a starving college student!
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02-27-2011, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar You wouldn't hold onto it???? | No, it has sat in too many attics in it's life time. I'd much rather people see it at a museum or something.
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02-27-2011, 07:18 PM
| | is, against all odds, still a scuba viking. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alta Loma, California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by basstotheface No, it has sat in too many attics in it's life time. I'd much rather people see it at a museum or something. | then at least sell it to a museum.
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02-27-2011, 07:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New-brunswick | | | Pretty sure you could rent/sell it then, or lend it at least... Donating it would be stupid imho. |
02-27-2011, 07:24 PM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | I bet there would be philharmonic players, or symphonies that would love to lease it and use it as a showcase. You could insure it and create a business around it. Not only would it be seen but perhaps used. Man so many ways you could set your family up with this thing. DON'T DONATE IT!!! |
02-27-2011, 07:24 PM
|  | Esteemed Nitpicker | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: A Galaxy Far, Far Away | | | I've been wanting to take up violin; I'll give you $150.
FYI, if it really is a Strad, the wood contains more fungi and animal urine (including human) than you'd like to hold directly under and in contact with your face. |
02-27-2011, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by hover Ironic that that violin might not be worth
JACK SQUAT! | And you know this how ??? Its probably worth only about 1 million give or take.
That is more than JACK SQUATto me.
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