Can anybody tell me who might've made this violin? Label is fake.

Edited: December 8, 2025, 2:02 PM · I picked this violin up for much cheaper than it should've been worth in terms of sound quality (seemingly tens of thousands of dollars cheaper) and I realized while comparing visually and auditorily with an authentic G.B Guadagnini violin that it's actually quite similar. Would anybody be able to tell me if it looks like it might be a Guadagnini, or if it's a copy? Thank you, all. Here are some photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/acLzqchJeeSBXe8CA

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Stephen Symchych

December 8, 2025, 2:41 PM · A real Guadagnini would have cost somewhere upwards of a million. So saving tens of thousands isn't a huge boon.

Looks like a nice fiddle, but I won't venture to guess what it really is.

Steve Jones

Edited: December 8, 2025, 3:07 PM · You're sure to get an informed opinion from maestronet.com but be prepared for the experts (and others) to be brutally frank. And you'll need to follow their guidelines as regards pictures.