My thoughts: (by the way, the earlier post from Smallaxe about grafted necks was exactly correct. I have a violin from 1797, and the appraisal...
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Many music stores with repair departments will not have the resources you need; I'd strongly suggest taking it to an accredited violin shop; you...
I'm not a "glassie" but have attended several of the periodic sales at Glass Eye, in pre-COVID times; often the items one finds there are not...
Sorry about your Dad; can't tell you much about the gun, but others probably will....
Welcome - oh no, "early stages of an addiction" - I'm afraid you're in good company; a lot of people here know exactly what you mean.
I'm not a bead person, but it is important to know (as SIS indicates) that many beaded items come from Africa; and in my limited experience, the...
Yes, that Nuu-chah-nulth item is usually described as being for matches.
A clarification for new bidders - on the not worry part: That assumes nobody else does the same thing. Yes, if you put a $5000 bid on an item...
Also noting that Mawi is the name of a particular beach in Bali; so it may indicate the location purchased rather than the carver. The wood grain...
Same here. The most unusual thing is that it is signed at all; but rather than the signature of a maker, it is possible that is the name of the...
Adding a general note on contemporary export carvings, from Indonesia and elsewhere: such things can indeed be "old" or "in the family for 30...
Looks like a letter opener. The Puglas family are Kwakwaka'wakw, Canadian First Nations (from the west coast of British Columbia, generally); I'm...
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