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View Poll Results: How much is your most valuable stringed instrument worth?
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$0-$500
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21.21% |
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$500-$1,000
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6.06% |
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$1,000-$2,000
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18.18% |
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$2,000-$4,000
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$4,000-$7,000
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12.12% |
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$7,000-$9,000
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6.06% |
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$10,000 or more
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Aug-06-2004, 23:36
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Buffalo, New York
Posts: 540
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My new violin is around $1800.
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Aug-06-2004, 23:41
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 147
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My violin was appraised at $1300 12 years ago. I found it's twin on-line recently for $2000. The best part is that I bought it for $400 and fixed it up for an additional $100. It was quite a deal, but about all I could afford at 15! I bought it with my after school job.
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Aug-06-2004, 23:45
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Buffalo, New York
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Quote:
Originally posted by becky@Aug 6 2004, 05:41 PM
I bought it with my after school job.
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I bought mine with my job,too. Everyone I show it to ask "how much did your parents pay for it?" I worked at Dunkin' Donuts for a year for almost minimum wage to get it.  By the way, my last day of my first job ever is August 21st. :lol:
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Aug-06-2004, 23:53
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Minnesota
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My 1st job was really pathetic ... I folded sheets and towels in a hotel laundry room! I only worked 16 hours a week. When I was 16, I got a much more prestigious job at Burger King ... believe it or not, better pay and better company. I used my Burger King job to buy a suspension violin case, they were the newest thing in cases, then! I still have the original case to my violin somewhere. It looks like a small, black coffin. Maybe I should take a picture and post it sometime!
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Aug-07-2004, 01:38
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Buffalo, New York
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Quote:
Originally posted by becky@Aug 6 2004, 05:53 PM
My 1st job was really pathetic ... I folded sheets and towels in a hotel laundry room! I only worked 16 hours a week. When I was 16, I got a much more prestigious job at Burger King ... believe it or not, better pay and better company. I used my Burger King job to buy a suspension violin case, they were the newest thing in cases, then! I still have the original case to my violin somewhere. It looks like a small, black coffin. Maybe I should take a picture and post it sometime!
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Yeah, that would be cool. I'm interseted in seeing it now. I used to get a little over 20 hours a week, but since the manager knows I'll be quitting soo, I work a total of six hours in the next two weeks!  My last day, I will be bringing my supersoaker full of coffee as spray everyone who works there. It is one of the huge ones! B) We do crazt things like that all the time. It was really fun working there. 
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Aug-07-2004, 10:32
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: near Munich/Germany
Posts: 989
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Mine is around 2000 € that is ca. 2500 $ i guess.
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Dec-28-2004, 12:11
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Junior Member
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 3
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My violin was $1200. I got him for my Christmas gift from my mom. Price wasn't the issue when I was looking for a new violin earlier in December. I picked him over a much more expensive violin, heh.
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Jan-08-2005, 13:45
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 89
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instrument i'm using
The violin I'm borrowing from my institution at the moment is something like USD 200,000
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Jan-08-2005, 14:25
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: near Munich/Germany
Posts: 989
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By whoom and when was it built, James? Must be an awesome violin USD 200,000  
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Jan-08-2005, 14:33
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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Joseph Rocca.
It has some problems though.. It needs a new bassbar...
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Jan-10-2005, 18:46
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Assistant Administrator
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: near Munich/Germany
Posts: 989
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Rocca violins are all built in the middle of 19th century?
Your Rocca's name is "Alard" maybe?
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Sep-21-2005, 14:34
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Junior Member
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: wiesbaden germany
Posts: 8
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my guitar
mine is worth 3.000 euros.
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Aug-22-2006, 12:02
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Junior Member
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 10
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I must be damn lucky! I'm nowhere near a professional player and yet I got an excellent quality violin worth about AU$ 6000.
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Nov-22-2006, 07:02
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 210
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Just a beginners viola for me, around $400 Australian.
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May-14-2007, 03:21
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Junior Member
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 2
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mines $2000, but it's 220 years old and has 5 huge cracked that have been patched up so i could be worth more if it was in better condition.
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