Look through the f-hole opening on the body. The model & make are indicated there. If not, than, the violin is not worth much unless somebody removed that paper from inside the violin.
You will have to have it appraised by a luthier.Take it to a violin shop.
What do you mean by “fully restored” & who did the work ? If they have removed the original varnish then that will cut its value by about half.
NEVER remove the varnish from an old violin.
The only way is to have a professional Luthier look at it. The one I use would tell you a “ballpark” figure for no charge; if you wanted a written appraisal, it would cost a little bit (probably less than $100). It is impossible to tell you anything without actually seeing the violin. If you are keeping it, & playing it often, I highly recommend a personal articles insurance policy. They are very inexpensive (probably less than $50 a year) & so worth it should anything happen to your instrument.
February 14th, 2010 at 5:47 am
Look through the f-hole opening on the body. The model & make are indicated there. If not, than, the violin is not worth much unless somebody removed that paper from inside the violin.
February 14th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
You will have to have it appraised by a luthier.Take it to a violin shop.
What do you mean by “fully restored” & who did the work ? If they have removed the original varnish then that will cut its value by about half.
NEVER remove the varnish from an old violin.
February 14th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
You have to take the instrument to a luthier & have it appraised. Look under “violin” in the Yellow Pages.
February 14th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
The only way is to have a professional Luthier look at it. The one I use would tell you a “ballpark” figure for no charge; if you wanted a written appraisal, it would cost a little bit (probably less than $100). It is impossible to tell you anything without actually seeing the violin. If you are keeping it, & playing it often, I highly recommend a personal articles insurance policy. They are very inexpensive (probably less than $50 a year) & so worth it should anything happen to your instrument.