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| Hello, Is it possible to make this violin in a good condition? I have been told it is a italian violin from the 18th century. But how much will it cost me to repair this instrument? And is it worth the money? Maybe you can't see it on the pictures, but the violin does has a neck and scroll in a good condition. Best regards, sorry for my bad english.
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good heavens! That poor fiddle has had some rough owners.
Just about anything can be repaired... for a price. It looks like there are tons of repairs in there already, can't tell very well from photos if thy're all sound. Take it to a GOOD violin maker and have him/her look at it and give you a repair estimate.
Could we see the scroll?
Panira
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Another point for "is it worth it"
are you planning on playing it or selling it? I see that there is a soundpost crack and patch, and not only that, it seems to have cracked through the patch as well. Sound post patches tend to kill the sound of a violin. It is possible that it wont, my own violin has an excellently repaired soundpost crack and it still sounds stunning, but most of the time, a soundpost crack will hurt the sound quite a bit. Never played a violin with a soundpost patch patched.
Whatever you do though, don't just throw it away. Someone somewhere might want to put the effort into it.
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| Hi, Thanks for the reactions. The violin is not mine. But i'm thinking about purchasing it, for a small sum of money so that's not really the point. But I'm a young violininst, and i want to know how much it will cost to repair it. And do you think the fiddle is a good fiddle? I mean is a really a old 18th century violin from Italy? Best regards!
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It looks like a good violin, I'm just not sure if it will sound very nice, there is just so much damage there and so much wood replaced on the underside of the belly. Quite possibly 18th century around Italy or Tyrol. Keep in mind, just because a violin is made in the 1700's doesn't make it a master. It does however mean that no 20th century carving machines were used on it 
I wouldn't give too much for it because of the shape, then take it to a luthier, see if you want to pay for repairs, if not, you can always re-sell it! Who knows, maybe a luthier able to inspect it in person could give you better news on it. Hard to tell from photos.
Beautiful scroll, I like it a lot!
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| and even if you don't want to have it repaired, it's worth holding on to for a while, could be worth something. I'm admiring the purfling on the corners of the back there, very lovely. Beautiful varnish and wood. Nice to look at if not to hear.
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It looks like Nicolo Gagliano, for me. That is very expensive project - to repair that shipwreck... From 10.000 euro to 25.000 and maybe more. There is pure sentimental value to do that. But 50 years later and such condition will be expensive. 
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Is it really so expensive to repair i never thougt it would be so much. But i can imagine it's a lot of work repairing this violin . But i also think it's a nice violin. Maybe i will buy it, i can always sell it again as panira told me.Well thanks, for your advice. I will let you know about the violin Best regards!
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Basically what you have left is a veneer of the original violin stuck on a modern interior, the top anyway!
best of luck with your new fiddle! 
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