I have a Stainer copy marked 17--(last 2 were handwritten but have faded). Instrument in very good condition - unplayed for some years and now being set up for my daughter who is a good student. Family folklore dictates this instrument to be very good quality. Won`t know til its fixed up tho`. It has no cracks or damage and very fine markings/wood tone. Its been in the family at least since turn of centuary - possibly longer. Have no idea of value

i have my grandfathers violin and wanted soem info about it... when he was a small boy (here in the states) he wanted to play the violin...his family here didnt have a lot of money, so his wealthy relatives in hungry sent him a violin so that he could play. there is a label on the inside...
jakobus stainer
absam 1659
i am sure that its a copy...however, if there were any chance it wasnt i would love to know... also - being that it probably is a copy, is there any way to know who actually DID make it?

I have a violin that is stamped "STAINER" on the back. Does this mean it isn`t authentic? Please e-mail the response! Just_jump_it@hotmail.com
Thank you

I have a violin that I have the family history on back to 1830. It is beautifully made, has excellent sound and as several before have said, has a paper label inside that say "Jacobus Stainer Abfam Prope Oenipoetum 1740" The entire wording appears old, but, the 40 on 1740 was written by another hand and appears newer than the rest (darker ink). It has the backward turned tuning keys. Is this a repair or were some made that way. The keys are set on a brass plate which is engraved with designs. Any info would be welcome.

I have a stainer with an old inscrition on paper As follows:
Jacobus Stainer
Made in Cheko-Slowakia

Then there is a number written in pencil as follows: 1032

Information on age and likely origin would be appreciated. Thanks.

My guess is it came from Czechoslovakia

Seriously, as some of us keep saying, all these are most of the time is trade labels. If it WAS a Stainer you would know!

Liz

What does it mean when the sticker inside the violin says "Jacobus Stainer, in Abram, Prope Oenipontum, 1660" If anyone could help me out with any information about this , that would be great thanks

Hi everyone, I am from guadalajara, mexico, this past christmas I went to visit my parents to the north of the country, I found out that my father has a violin which inside saids "Jacobus Stainer 1725". I supose that it is a stainer violin built in 1725, it also has a rattle snake tale, is in pretty good shape, I wolud like somebody who knows about this how much would my father´s violin be value?
how much will cost?, Well Thanks to everyone and we are in touch.

Like I`ve said before, Jacobus Stainer died in 1683. What does that tell you?

I know this violin is not a real or even a fake Stainer. However, I`d like info on violin manufacturers from the turn of the 20th century that stamped the back & inside of their violins with the name Stainer? What`s the history. I have a violin that has this stamp. Someone suggested may be made by some sort of company that I described above. The violin has a dark cherry finish on most of it except the back where there is a spot of golden finish (why is it like that?). On the tail piece there is a little bit of mother of pearl inlay. It`s a "pretty" piece, but could it be of any value? What about for playing, any good?

I have no idea about the stamp - but my guess is that the lighter area is where the varnish is worn away. As far as playability goes - if it sounds good play it! If you can hear the wood resonate at all that`s a good sign. You might be able to make it even better with new strings and some adjustments to the existing set-up.

Violins (unless they`re duds) sound better when they are played regularily.

My sister and her boyfriend have a Jacobus Stainer violin dated 1665. Is that possible are there any distinctions to look for between this violin and any others. If it is a 1665 (date on the inside) in very good condition what would the value be

what does obudus or something like that mean?

I have a Satiner forgery/copy which I would like to find out more about. Although it is a copy I know some copies can be worth something. It seems to be based on the Stainer model and not the cremonna style, given the tone quality and volume, but I am more interested to find out who would`ve been producing copies of stainer violins in the early 1700`s. Mine is dated 1736, and has a rather dark scroll and a much lighter colored body. It is a particularly nice model for a fake. Which makes me wonder if it could`ve been produced by a latter day master violin maker. If anyone can help with info on violin makers at that time who may have resorted to producing fakes in their early career, i`d really appreciate it. Thanks. Ash

In the late 1930s in Germany my father acquired a violin deemed to be a Stainer violin. It has no label but is very pretty, with a lion`s head scroll with ivory teeth (one is missing), a top that is clearly hand-carved, and a slightly bulging belly. I have had it appraised by the Brobst Violin Shop in Alexandria, VA, where it has been appraised for $1,500 in May 2001 and described as follows:

"A violin after Jacobus Stainer, bearing an illegible label. The back is made from a single piece of maple with narrow flame. The sides are made from similar wood, while the scroll is plain. The top is made from two pieces of spruce with very fine grain. The varnish is an amber-brown color. The length of the back is 359 mm."

Could you tell me how I might establish the origin of this violin? From reading your answers to questions about the Stainer violin, I deduce that mine may be a good copy of an original. I play this violin and like its sound.
Thank you for any suggestions you can make.

Sincerely,

Lilli Vincenz