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Performance, making & repair, appraisal, instruments and collections — talk with luthiers, players and collectors.
New topic♪Performance & TeachingBowing, fingering, repertoire, practice, exams, recording reviews.2 replies⚒Making & RepairOpen seams, soundpost, fingerboard, bridge, varnish, tools.2 replies◎Appraisal & AuthenticationAuthenticity, dating, origin and valuation. Please fill in the appraisal record.2 replies✦Instruments & SetupChoosing instruments, bows, strings, fittings and tone adjustment.2 replies❖Collections & MakersInstrument archives, maker lineages, auction results, collecting.2 replies⇄MarketplaceSales, wanted, trade-ins. Verify before you pay.2 replies
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Pinned[Welcome] Read the board rules before you post
Welcome to the Sunrise violin community. We discuss playing, making & repair, appraisal, instruments and collections. Before posting: 1. One question per topic, with the model or symptom in the title. 2. Give context: age/origin, playing conditions, what you already…
Pinned[Example] German workshop violin — can you help date it and estimate value?
Inherited from a relative. The label is faded; only 'Germany' is legible. Measurements: body 356mm, upper 168mm, middle 112mm, lower 208mm. Flamed two-piece maple back, straight-grain spruce top. Deeply cut scroll, orange-brown varnish with natural craquelure. Questions: 1. From the…