Stradivarius?

[Kristinn Leifsson]

Well, thanks for the input on the violin.  The versatility of this list is 
great.  There are probably experts in many fields here.


Kristinn



At 17:06 3.2.2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi list,
>
>I was wondering whether some of you might have any knowledge of 
>Stradivarius violins.
>
>The thing is, I was tuning for a man that showed me an old violin that he 
>kept in his closet.  His great uncle (or something) acquired it in 
>Germany.  It was a little bit cracked and looked quite old, as I say.  The 
>man was joking about it being a Stradivarius.  Well, I was really amazed 
>when I looked inside it.
>
>It said; Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonentis, and the year 1711 was there 
>also.  Well, I know it´s more than likely that it´s a fake, but hey, 
>stranger things have happened.  I´m going to talk to a violin maker, but 
>thought I´d mention this.
>
>Any input?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kristinn
>