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On 02/03/2011 06:54 PM, sam wrote:
In article8dfd0529-a457-4acd-a17d-0ec020738876
@n10g2000yqf.googlegroups.com, says...

On Feb 3, 8:41 pm, wrote:
Found an old Stradivarius knockoff with some
cracks that need gluing. I'm not looking to
make some kind of profit on this. I just want
it to play. Is it some kind of sacrilege to
use old fashioned epoxy resin to fix it?

It's one of the many that says
Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis
Faciebat Anno 17(40 written in)

Thanks,

Sam

Take it to a luthier and get a quote.

There is absolutely no way I'm spending money
to get this restored. I just want it to play.

s

If this one is a total loss, and if you're ambitious, try this:

http://www.grizzly.com/products/Deluxe-Violin-Kit/H3099

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