How can one tell how old a violin is?
A. Finding out how old your violin actually is can be similar to dating a piece of antique furniture. It requires an expert eye and a lot of skill and patience. Sampling of the violin’s belly wood-grain spacing or rings (Dendrochronology) is an accurate way of establishing an old violin’s date of origin. I read an article some time ago on the Web on this very subject. Simple diagrams from that very article can be found if you go to: this site.
