admin | July 14, 2010
Cahusac violin
Violin label
Here is an interesting and inexpensive violin by Cahusac of London, dating from 1786. A label inside says so, but I can’t believe that the label is genuine. It’s not printed, but inscribed Cahusac, Strand, London, 1786, in an antique hand – but whether the handwriting is 18th of early 19th [...]
admin | June 9, 2010
I was once involved in a television advertisement for some kind of beer. I had to handle a genuine Stradivari and a fake – the advertising strapline was “For those that can tell the difference.” I didn’t have to say anything at all. I just had to swirl the violins around in [...]
admin | January 17, 2010
Look at this. It’s just gorgeous. I bought it at a regional auction where they had all sorts of junk, and the pre-sale estimate was £500/800. Some violins just stand out for their quality. Apart from being amazed by the beauty of the varnish it was immediately apparent that this [...]
admin | November 15, 2009
I must confess immediately that I am colour blind. Not just the usual red-green confusion, but something far worse, or so I’m told – for how would I know? Of course, I’ve grown up with the inability to match socks and so on, but it has rarely mattered. As a child, everybody else in [...]