Recently, my husband discovered an old violin in the depths of our garage. It belonged to my grandfather. There is no date on the label, but it was made in U.S. occupied Germany, so that would date it between about 1945 and 1955, correct? Considering it had been stored in various garages and basements between Michigan and Florida, for the last 35 yrs or so, I think it was in pretty great shape. After a quick polish, it looked like this.

It was only missing a few things. The chinrest was gone, the fine tuner was broken, the bridge needed replacing, and it needed some new strings. The pegs still fit and turn well. I was able to put it back together last night. I strung it with a spare set of Dominants I had lying around. It projects really well. The first thing my husband said was, "It's really loud." LOL. It plays and reacts really well, even in upper positons. I'm really excited about it. It may sound a bit nasal-like with the Dominants. I'm curious as to what it will sound like with Zyex strings.

My biggest concern right now, is the angle of the tailpiece. I must have done something wrong, because the tailpiece is sitting at a severe angle, leaning toward the treble side of the instrument. Anyone know how to remedy this?