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Well, many people is dreaming of a “Stradivari Dream”, thinking that may be they are going to find the lost one… Highly improbable in these days. Actually many people in this forum will agree with me if I say that all Stradivari instruments have been already found (even if it's not truth!), plus, you must to understand also, that there are a few Strads and millions of copies. Take a look in the database of this site; almost all Strads are there.
Talking about the differences of your instrument:
Wood selection, labor, craftsmanship, design, details and one of the most important things: Varnish.
Look the Old Italian instruments; they are famous of having the most beautiful varnish in the history, perfectly glossy and, at the same time, perfectly transparent, letting you see through every wood’s detail. Unique somehow, even in our days it's impossible to copy.
As I said before, use the database, look some pictures of real Stradivaris and you will see the difference. No need to explain more.
Greetings!
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Great! Glad we dont have to sugar coat things. So many people are easily offened.
I would say at the EARLIEST late 19th century (1880 at the earliest), more likely well into the 20th (1900s). It's very hard to tell from a blurry photo. Many many makers (from hobbyists to modern masters) and factories put strad labels in, usually because they used the Strad pattern or because it's a copy of a particular instrument. There are those though, that will try to pass them off as real (not nearly as easy as they think!), and therefore they try to ask more. My guess is, that if that violin had papers claiming it's a real Strad, they were just made up to try and fool someone, or some violinist made them up to brag about his "Strad".
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