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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fid, post: 399005, member: 7724&quot;]normally it reads antonius stradivarius cremonensis. in the 19th and well into the 20th c. they were made in places like Mittenwald (Bavaria) which is still called Geigenstadt. they were made &quot;after&quot; Strad models brought from Cremona and no one ever took both of these for the real deal.</p><p>the quality was from mediocre to very good and depended on the abilities of the maker and the price. </p><p>for export they had to print the made in Germany due import legislation in certain countries - fron 1890s onwards.</p><p>all in all they were part of the first mail order era and a good opportunity for parents, students and yokels.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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