Date: 7/20/2004 6:18:00 PM
From Authorid: 5061
Miss C,did you know that fixing old things up.decreases the value? you should get someone to check it out first,then deside."listen to your mothere here woman!  |
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Date: 7/20/2004 6:19:00 PM
From Authorid: 5061
mother,..lol.sorry.i'am so tired,i'am getting silly,lol. jeanie/ |
Date: 7/20/2004 6:22:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 49101
Well yes normally it does, but I took lessons from an Italian violin maker named Mr. Importuno, he taught me how to take the tops off etc. I have a violin at home right now that is worth over $10,000, which my mom bought for $500. I love repairing string instruments.   |
Date: 7/20/2004 6:28:00 PM
From Authorid: 31765
Good stuff; congrats on your find   |
Date: 7/20/2004 6:28:00 PM
From Authorid: 10245
Congrats and good luck! My best find, so far, has been a J. Roybal painting that I found at a garage sale for $5. They usually retail for $250-$600. Not bad... but nothing like that violin from Mom!  |
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Date: 7/20/2004 6:30:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 49101
YEah, that one is a seriously amazing thing. She bought it from my violin teachoer when I was 13, it has mother of pearl inlay, and the perfling is stripped with ebony and natural, it is a piece of ART. |
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Date: 7/20/2004 6:31:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 49101
Thanks LadyP. |
Date: 7/20/2004 6:33:00 PM
From Authorid: 27583
as a young child i grew up listening to my great grandfather constantly play pop goes the weasel on his fiddle . he passed away at the young age of 104. after his death we learned that his fiddle was in fact a 1605 strato. this caused so much greed to show its face in some of our relatives that we decided to donate it to a chicago instatution for 100 years and let our future genorations worry about the future of this fiddle. wooden nickel  |
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Date: 7/20/2004 6:35:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 49101
WOW! WN! I would give my right ARM for for a Strat! Well, not really cuz trhen I couldn't play! LMAO!@ |
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Date: 7/20/2004 6:39:00 PM
From Authorid: 27583
MissC , the memory of him playing for our pleasure is and always will be enough for me. and now all can enjoy looking at it. |
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Date: 7/20/2004 6:41:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 49101
That is true, and it was a very wonderful thing you all did. |
Date: 7/20/2004 6:44:00 PM
From Authorid: 56293
Wow that is great Miss C!! Good Luck!  |
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Date: 7/20/2004 6:45:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 49101
Thank You! |
Date: 7/20/2004 6:47:00 PM
From Authorid: 53054
Wow that is so cool i always wanted to learn the violin! Have fun! *hugz*  |
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Date: 7/20/2004 6:48:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 49101
Oh this is definately a lot fo fun! lol! |
Date: 7/20/2004 7:00:00 PM
From Authorid: 62367
That's wonderful. I am glad you know what you have and how to take care of it. I love to ebay, go to garage sales and antique stores to see what treasures I can find. Sometimes you find a gem you can afford. Enjoy your musical treasure.  |
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Date: 7/20/2004 7:03:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 49101
Thanks PeridotCat! |
Date: 7/20/2004 7:25:00 PM
From Authorid: 49091
WOWEEEEE is right!! You made out like a bandit Miss c :-p  CONGRATS!!!! Thats one OLD Violin!! Ans for only 28 bucks....its definetly worth it! *huggs*>>  |
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Date: 7/20/2004 7:29:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 49101
Apparently they were both sitting up in an old barn when they were found. No one knows how long they were up there tho. |
Date: 7/20/2004 8:00:00 PM
From Authorid: 25756
Oh awesome! Good luck with that! It's so cool! 1927? Wow!  |
Date: 7/20/2004 8:09:00 PM
From Authorid: 56840
Suhweet! You hit the jackpot! I love cellos and violins.. I wish I knew how to play.. :P  |
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Date: 7/20/2004 8:28:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 49101
Thanks All! |
Date: 7/20/2004 8:36:00 PM
From Authorid: 24003
Thats cool!  |
Date: 7/20/2004 8:39:00 PM
From Authorid: 62100
Congrats..that is very interesting!!! Too bad you couldn't trace the history back to see who the past owners were or something. That might be cool..  |
Date: 7/20/2004 8:39:00 PM
From Authorid: 52155
Wait, I'm confused here... Do you play stringed instruments, or do youplay cards? lol, Congrats on the find!  |
Date: 7/20/2004 8:44:00 PM
From Authorid: 3836
wow! that's awesome! I loved that you said "she is going to sound delicious" I don't know, it just struck me as hilarious. Anyway, good luck!  |
Date: 7/20/2004 11:11:00 PM
From Authorid: 53558
That is good news...(",)..  |
Date: 7/21/2004 2:36:00 AM
From Authorid: 59418
WOW! Sounds awesome  |
Date: 7/21/2004 6:25:00 AM
From Authorid: 24856
I love it when I find treasures for a great price.....makes you feel goooood!  |
Date: 7/21/2004 7:54:00 AM
From Authorid: 6358
You can fix up old ones and they are still worth money. I am a woodwind person myself.  |
Date: 7/21/2004 5:15:00 PM
From Authorid: 47296
Sounds like you may have done real well. Old musical instruments tend to resale very well when they are fixed up. Dealing in antiques, I am constantly looking for the good steal. My latest steals have been several pieces of late 1800s Haviland china for $10 a piece, A Roseville Clematis vase for $70, and two vintage Fleuger reels for $15 a piece. As for those who think you decrease the value of old things by fising them up, that is not necessarily true. I refinish old furniture all the time, and usually make a lot more than I paid for it. If we find an old clock that doesn't work, it goes to the shop. We bought one clock for $40, and ended up paying $80 to have it cleaned and repaired. It was a reproduction of a late 1700s European brass clock, but was still woth $1200 as a reproduiction. The originals sale in the neighborhood of $50,000.  |
