A couple crappy shots of two "basketcases" I fixed up, the full size one is a Guldan made in approximately the 1940's and the smaller one (which was completely apart in an old case) is a 3/4 size Strad copy that says "made in Germany" and had a hand written repair note inside dating 1908.
Someone had sanded (blasphemy to a violin) the larger one, so after repairing the cracks, I refinished it. The smaller one, I just cleaned it well and french polished the old finish after repairing/rebuilding it.
These have little value ($200-$500), but they were fun to work on when my violin itch needed scratching again.
