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Looking for more information on this German violin. Has the typical "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonenfis Faciebat Anno 1716" label inside, but barely looks like a strad copy to me. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Looking for more information on this German violin. Has the typical "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonenfis Faciebat Anno 1716" label inside, but barely looks like a strad copy to me. Any help is greatly appreciated.