ANTIQUE VIOLIN LABELED JOSEPH GUARNERIUS - FLAMED BACK / SIDES / NECK / PEG HEAD For Sale

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THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE EUROPEAN VIOLIN FRESH OUT OF A WASHINGTON DC AREA ESTATE ATTIC. IT HAS NOT SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY IN MANY DECADES. THE VIOLIN IS LABELED: JOSEPH GUARNERIUS (SEE CLOSE-UP PHOTOS). I CANNOT MAKE OUT THE LAST TWO PEN WRITTEN DIGITS OF THE DATE. I THINK THE LAST NUMERAL IS A NUMBER \"5\" (SEE PHOTOS). THE VIOLIN HAS A GORGEOUS FLAMED BACK / SIDES / NECK / PEG HEAD. 3 OF THE TUNING PEGS LOOK TO BE ROSEWOOD. THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WOOD GRAIN. ONE PEG LOOKS TO BE A PERIOD EBONY WOOD REPLACEMENT (SEE CLOSE-UP PHOTOS). THE VIOLIN BODY MEASURES APPROX 14 1/4\" LONG. THE NECK IS APPROX. 10 1/8\" LONG TO THE NUT. THE INSTRUMENT MEASURES APPROX. 24\" LONG OVERALL. IT WAS FOUND IN AN OLD VICTORIAN ERA WOODEN CASE WITH THE TAIL STOP, BRIDGE AND BOTTOM TAIL PEG INTACT. I HEARD THE SOUND POST ROLLING AROUND INSIDE OF THE VIOLIN. I GOT IT OUT & IT\'S INCLUDED. (SEE PHOTOS). THE VIOLIN IS NOT CRACKED, CHOPPED UP, OR MODIFIED. I FEEL NO LOOSE WOOD. NOTHING LOOKS TO BE RE-GLUED OR MODIFIED. IT DOES NOT LOOK REPAIRED ANYWHERE TO ME. PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS TO BE SURE. THE BODY IS TIGHT & SOLID ALL OVER. THE NECK IS ROCK SOLID TO THE BODY. THE NECK LOOKS STRAIGHT. THE PEG HEAD IS NOT CRACKED OR REPAIRED. THE FINGERBOARD IS ROCK SOLID ON THE NECK. THE TUNING PEGS ARE ALL INTACT & NOT CRACKED OR BROKEN. THE VIOLIN\'S WOOD GRAIN IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL. THE FINISH IS STILL GLOSSY WITH THE EXPECTED MINOR NICKS, DINGS, CHECKING & SCRATCHES HERE & THERE FROM AGE & USE. PLEASE NOTE: THE INCIDENTAL PERIOD VIOLIN CASE IS IN VERY, VERY ROUGH SHAPE, BUT IS STILL INTACT. IT\'S INCLUDED FOR ADDED SAFETY IN SHIPPING. I HAVE NOT CLEANED OR TAMPERED WITH ANYTHING. YOU ARE SEEING THE INSTRUMENT FRESH OUT OF THE ESTATE. IT\'S BEING OFFERED WITH NO WARRANTIES AS AN ANTIQUE STRING INSTRUMENT FOR RESTORATION. I HOPE THIS BEAUTIFUL OLD VIOLIN SINGS AGAIN. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE IT JUST NEEDS TO BE RESTRUNG AND TUNED. IT\'S BEING OFFERED FRESH FROM AN ESTATE & AS PICTURED HERE.
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO BOX SIZE, THIS ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED IN THE CONTINENTAL USA VIA FULLY INSURED UPS. SHIPPING TO ALASKA OR HAWAII WILL HAVE TO BE VIA AIRMAIL & WILL COST A BIT MORE THAN NORMAL UPS IN THE LOWER 48 STATES. SHIPPING TO ALASKA OR HAWAII WILL BE ABOUT $56.50. THE SHIPPING/PACKING COST SHOWN IN THE LISTING INCLUDES PRO PACKING BY THE UPS STORE HERE.

** NEVER A RESERVE **

ALL ITEMS I OFFER ARE FROM NUMEROUS EAST COAST ESTATES (MOSTLY FROM MARYLAND, WASHINGTON DC, VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA). THEY ARE OBTAINED THROUGH CONSIGNMENT OR ESTATE LIQUIDATION PURCHASE. I HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL ESTATE PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSIGNMENT & LIQUIDATION LLC FOR OVER 13 YEARS. I AM NOT A \"YARD SALER\" OR A \"PICKER\". YOU ARE SEEING ITEMS RIGHT OUT OF THE ESTATES. I DO NOT TAMPER WITH ITEMS, POLISH UP ITEMS OR ALTER THEM IN ANY WAY. I WANT buyers TO VIEW THEM AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO WHEN THEY CAME FROM THE ESTATES. I DESCRIBE ITEMS AS I AM LOOKING AT THEM. I DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT I SEE IF I TEST THE FUNCTION OF A MECHANICAL ITEM. THE DESCRIPTION ADVISES OF WHAT THE ITEM IS DOING IN FRONT OF ME WHEN TESTED, NOT A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AFTER IT IS OWNED BY THE BUYER. ALL ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED AS FINAL SALES FROM ESTATE LIQUIDATION WITH ALL WEAR OF A USED VINTAGE ITEM. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM MINT IF I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IT\'S IN MINT CONDITION. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM RARE OR SCARCE IF I TRULY BELIEVE IT TO BE SO.
THE ITEMS YOU SEE HERE ARE NOT BEING OFFERED LOCALLY AT THE SAME TIME. I WILL NOT END AN sale EARLY TO GET MORE MONEY FOR AN ITEM LOCALLY. ONCE AN ITEM IS UP & RUNNING, IT STAYS RUNNING UNTIL THE sale ENDS (UNLESS I MAKE A BAD DESCRIPTION ERROR & HAVE TO END THE sale TO FIX THE PROBLEM & THEN RE-LIST IT.) ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD TO THE WINNING buyer AT THE AMOUNT THEY WON IT FOR. I NEVER REFUSE COMPLETION OF A TRANSACTION BASED ON WHAT AN ITEMS SELLS FOR.IF A VALUABLE ITEM HAPPENS TO GO SUPER CHEAP, YOU GET IT CHEAP.
MY sales ARE STRAIGHT FORWARD. MY DESCRIPTIONS ARE CLEARLY WRITTEN & PLAIN TO UNDERSTAND. ALSO, I TO TAKE NUMEROUS EXCELLENT CLEAR CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF THE ITEMS. I USE PLAIN BACKGROUNDS AND SIMPLE PLAIN FONTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN FLUFFY BORDERS, FANCY BACKGROUNDS, OVERBLOWN HYPE WORDING OR CONFUSING LETTERING FONTS TO PROMOTE PHONY HYPE IN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN ITEM APPEAR MORE SPECTACULAR THAN IT REALLY IS. I WANT BUYERS TO SEE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO WHAT I AM SEEING WHEN THE ITEM WAS ACQUIRED. I DO NOT USE THE DISTRACTION OF OVER-FLUFFED ADVERTISING TO CAUSE AN EMOTIONAL REACTION TO IMPULSE offer & THEN REGRET IT.
COLLECTORS PLEASE DO NOT WORRY. MY ITEMS WILL NOT DISAPPEAR PART WAY THROUGH THE sale. I CANNOT END sales EARLY FOR THE \"WHAT WILL YOU TAKE FOR IT NOW\" OR \"WHAT IS YOUR BUY IT NOW PRICE\" EMAILS. THE ESTATES USUALLY PREFER STRAIGHT sales TO FOLLOW THROUGH.OCCASIONALLY, IF THE ESTATE REQUESTS, I DO USE THE \"BUY IT NOW OR BEST OFFER\" FORMAT.I NEVER PUT A RESERVE ON ANY sale.RESERVESARE JUST A PHONY WAY OF TRYING TO SELL SOMETHING BY GIVING THE ILLUSION OF AN sale.
I HOPE ALL OF MY ITEMS WILL GO TO PEOPLE WHO WILL ENJOY THEM.I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT A RETURN AND/OR TAKE CARE OF A PROBLEM IF I DO MAKE A GROSS ERROR IN DESCRIPTION. IF I MADE NO GROSS ERRORS, THE ITEM IS ESTATE FINAL SALE. THIS IS MERELY DUE TO THE ITEMS BEING ANTIQUES OR VINTAGE PRE-OWNED.I CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS FOR BUYER\'S REMORSE. I CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS FOR FALSE or FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINTS MADE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MASK BUYER\'S REMORSE. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE THE ITEM ENDS. I CANNOT CANCEL A TRANSACTION FOR QUESTIONS ASKED AFTER THE ITEM HAS ENDED UNLESS IT ID DUE TO A GROSS ERROR ON MY PART. I CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS FOR ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN, TAKEN APART, ALTERED OR TAMPERED WITH IN ANY WAY BUY THE BUYER AFTER IT IS RECEIVED.
PLEASE REMIT PAYPAL PAYMENTS WITHIN 3 DAYS OF sale\'S END. I AM VERY FRIENDLY & ACCOMMODATING, BUT NON-PAYING / NO CONTACT buyers DESTROY THE VALUE OF ITEMS. IF A WINNING buyer DOES NOT PAY FOR AN ITEM, I WILL HAVE TO FILE AN NON-PAYMENT CASE TO RECOUP THE FEES. I SHIP WITHIN 5 DAYS AFTER CLEARED PAYMENTS ARE RECEIVED.
I ALWAYS TRY TO PACK MULTIPLE SMALL PURCHASES IN ONE BOX TO SAVE THE WINNING buyer A BIT ON THE SHIPPING/PACKING COST (AS LONG AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO W/O RISK OF BREAKING ITEMS BY JAMMING THEM IN ONE BOX.)I NEVER STACK FULL SHIPPING COSTS FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER UNLESS THEY HAVE TO BE PACKED IN SEPARATE BOXES FOR SAFETY IN TRANSIT. (MOST LARGE & HEAVY ITEMS SHIPPED VIA UPS WILL HAVE TO BE PACKED IN SEPARATE BOXES FOR SAFETY.) I SHIP ALL SMALL ITEMS IN THE USA VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL W/ DEL CONF. ALL ITEMS OVER $200 ARE SHIPPED INSURED WITH A SIGNATURE REQUIRED UPON RECEIPT. I DO NOT SHIP VIA USPS PARCEL POST, USPS 1ST CLASS OR FED-EX AT ALL. I SHIP ALL LARGER & HEAVY ITEMS IN THE CONTINENTAL USA VIA FULLY INSURED UPS GROUND.
PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO UPS GROUND SHIPPING TO ALASKA, HAWAII OR APO ADDRESSES. ALL ITEMS SHIPPED TO ALASKA, HAWAII OR A U.S. APO WILL HAVE TO BE SENT VIA AIRMAIL. THIS WILL COST A GOOD BIT MORE THAN NORMAL UPS GROUND IN THE LOWER 48 STATES.THELARGE ITEM UPS SHIPPING COST SHOWN IN MY LISTINGS IS FOR INSURED UPS GROUND IN THE LOWER 48 STATES. PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT THE AIRMAIL LARGE ITEM COST BEFORE THE ITEM ENDS.
I SHIP ALL ITEMS INTERNATIONALLY VIA USPS GLOBAL PRIORITY FOR TRACKING & SELLER PROTECTION.I DO NOT SHIP INTERNATIONAL ITEMS VIA USPS 1ST CLASS AIRMAIL DUE TO LACK OF TRACKING. ONLY GLOBAL PRIORITY TRACKS THE BOX TO YOUR DOOR TO PROVIDE SELLER PROTECTION. I DO NOT USE UPS OR FED-EX FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AT ALL. I CAN ONLY OFFER EXTREMELY LARGE & HEAVY ITEMS TO USA buyers. I DO NOT SHIP EXTREMELY LARGE OR HEAVY ITEMS INTERNATIONALLY.

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