Evidence-led buying · Strings

String Instruments

Read front, back, ribs, scroll, label, bridge, seams, and repaired areas as one record.

A string instrument needs a coherent visual file, not one flattering angle. Use full front and back views to orient the instrument, then inspect the scroll, pegs, label or marks, edges, corners, bridge, fingerboard, seams, and repairs.

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The required views

What every seller must show.

These are the exact category-specific evidence areas used by the listing workflow and publication gate—not suggestions added for this page.

  1. 01

    Full front

    Show the complete instrument straight-on.

  2. 02

    Full back

    Show the complete back, ribs, neck, and scroll.

  3. 03

    Scroll, label, and marks

    Show the scroll, pegs, interior label, stamps, and serial marks.

  4. 04

    Bridge, edges, and seams

    Show the bridge, fingerboard, corners, seams, and repaired areas.

  5. 05

    Wear and damage

    Show every scratch, dent, repair, crack, or a clear close-up confirming the area is clean.

The structured record

What to compare after the photographs.

Field labels expose what the seller was asked to record. Values remain seller-provided unless a listing says otherwise.

Identity & specification

5 fields
  • SizeSeller-provided
  • Top WoodSeller-provided
  • Back & SidesSeller-provided
  • Origin / SchoolSeller-provided
  • Current StringsSeller-provided

Condition record

8 fields
  • Top (Front) ConditionSeller-provided
  • Back ConditionSeller-provided
  • Neck / ScrollSeller-provided
  • FingerboardSeller-provided
  • BridgeSeller-provided
  • SoundpostSeller-provided
  • PegsSeller-provided
  • SeamsSeller-provided

Collection index

Browse the family precisely.

Each destination preserves the category and subcategory filter. A count appears only when publication-ready supply exists.

01 Violins View filter 02 Violas View filter 03 Cellos View filter 04 Double Basses View filter 05 Upright Bass View filter 06 Harps View filter 07 String Accessories View filter 08 Other Strings View filter

Founding collection

The string instruments collection is not open yet.

No active listing currently passes the publication gate in this family. Ask the private buying desk to watch incoming reviewed supply, or submit an instrument to begin the collection.

Read the label on the evidence

Complete does not mean certified.

The Exchange can require views, structured answers, ownership of uploaded media, and named specialist review before publication. Those controls improve the listing record; they do not prove authenticity, legal title, physical possession, sound, value, or future condition.

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