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Henri Voiriot/Chipot-Vuillaume Value?

Instruments: Trying to assess the value of a violin.

From Daniel Gordon
Posted November 23, 2004 at 05:00 AM

This violin has two labels:

henri voiriot
luthier
rue de la monnaine
troyes

chipot-vuillaume
gendre de j.-b. vuillaume
a paris

Here are some pics (sorry about the quality):
http://img92.exs.cx/img92/6632/7896.jpg
http://img92.exs.cx/img92/8798/7897.jpg
http://img92.exs.cx/img92/7714/7898.jpg
http://img92.exs.cx/img92/2592/7899.jpg
http://img92.exs.cx/img92/4306/7900.jpg

It's not dated - my dealer told me it was made sometime
around 1900. It's in excellent condition. Anybody have any idea how much it's worth? Much appreciated,

Daniel

From Daniel Gordon
Posted on November 27, 2004 at 07:52 AM
Any ideas?
From Dumitru Lazarescu
Posted on November 30, 2004 at 07:13 AM
Daniel,

That's a very tough question with an even tougher reply. Best bet is to take the violin to a qualified appraiser, otherwise you'll end up with a hundred opinions here. :)

BTW, the 1st picture of the violin was somehow reversed left to right. Chinrest should be on the left side of the tailpiece, unless is a 'leftie's violin'. Good luck.

From Adam Smith
Posted on November 30, 2004 at 08:44 AM
Looks damn good...I'd like to have a fiddle like that..
From Daniel Gordon
Posted on November 30, 2004 at 09:45 PM
Yeah - my iSight (webcam) reversed some of those pictures - it's a regular set-up.
From Paul Friedhoff
Posted on December 7, 2006 at 09:32 PM
For Daniel Gordon: I just bought a Henri Voiriot violin in a flea market. Same label as yours with what appears to be a bit darker varnish. The model seems to be the same as yours, very squarish corners. The neck has a 32mm projection! Could that be original? This violin was in a very derelect condition and since I am an amateur luthier I decided to fix it up myself. I would be interested to know if this is a violin that should be turned over to a professional repairer or if I can safely experiment with it myself. So far I have just touched up the scrapes and scratches but I do plan on lowering the neck angle to 27mm projection. If your Voiriot has a very high angle then maybe I should just leave it like that since that would mean Voiriot planned it like that! At any rate I am interested in any developments with your violin. I´ll keep checking this site.

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