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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 11190955, member: 55&quot;]Interesting violin, though it looks like it would need some work. It would need a bridge at least; and it could be mentioned that an amateur can&#039;t generally tell if the sound post is in the right place, or even present.</p><p>And labels often refer to instruments &quot;in the style of&quot; or reproductions of earlier instruments; or are even outright fakes. Your best bet for more info is to take it (and the bow) to a violin shop accredited by <a href="https://afvbm.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://afvbm.org/" rel="nofollow">American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers - American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers</a>. A good shop would recognize the violin&#039;s maker, or easily find it in their reference books; and a good bow by a good maker can be worth more than the violin it is found with.</p><p>See their member directory. (If you are outside the US, you may be able to find a local equivalent. Accreditation by the US federation is pretty much a guarantee that they will give an honest opinion.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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