antique violin need help aprroximating age - Strad. copy, Made in Germany, initials KH on inside....?????

Question

I recently purchased (what I hope) is an antique violin for about AU$150.

The label inside reads as follows:
COPY OF
Antonius Stradivarius faciebat Cremona 1713
MADE IN GERMANY

Also, to the left of the label there is a logo of a violin inside a diamond which is on top of what looks to be the upper half of a globe, and there is a letter on each side of the violin logo neck - KH. I know it is old because there is spotting of mold inside.
I think it is a factory instrument, probably made in czeckoslovakia c.1920 onwards, but then again I really have no idea.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Can you tell if it is handcarved or not? Most German instruments are very good, handcarved, instruments. They usually have details that are carved, not just painted on black stripe outlineing the instrument , etc.You could contact a violin repairman, he can tell you where to find a person that can give you the info. you need. I had an antique violin, and he told me there is someone who will get you the info you need for about $200. in american money.Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Violin Made In Germany

Answer 3

I have a violin that sounds similar to yours, that is at least 100 years old.

However, you should take your violin to a violin repair shop to get it checked out & re-strung anyways, the luthier should be able to give a rough estimate of the quality of the violin, and perhaps its age.

Its actually a fallacy that older instruments sound any better than newer instruments. What matters most is how this violin SOUNDS and whether you can get the best tone quality out of the strings.

Good luck!

Answer 4

The honest truth of it is, not very much. I totally get the coolness of it. Totally get it, but I'm not that guy. I used to be, but I think after moving for the 200th time I stopped being interested in collections and collection items. I'm more so taking my memories and the tones that I get from my ipod/cd player/album where it's still applicable), etc. I also, if I did have it, would like to be the one to have collected the signatures. It's kind of like having a record of someone else's memories for me. I'd go with probably $50 to $100 depending on my mood and current monetary situation. There is a good chance that I would just pass. Once again, I'm not knocking it. I totally get the coolness of having something like that. I just think I'm not that guy. San Francisco is a cool city. I hate driving in that city, but if you're on foot, or going with public transportation it's a really cool place. Beautiful city. Great culture there. It's funny, I've had good times there and awful times there and it always ends up being directly proportionate to the amount of time spent in a car.

Answer 5

It was probably made somewhere in between 1880 and 1930.

Answer 6

wow, u got that violin!! wats AU$150?? how much is that??