Appraisal: 1921 Kurt Arno Gütter Violin
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Appraisal: 1921 Kurt Arno Gütter Violin
See Claire Givens appraise a 1921 Kurt Arno Gütter violin in Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 2.
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Appraisal: 1921 Kurt Arno Gütter Violin
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See Claire Givens appraise a 1921 Kurt Arno Gütter violin in Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 2.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: It's my grandfather's violin.
He used to play the violin when he would come for Christmas.
We'd have a Christmas concert for all of our relatives.
(chuckling) He never knew how to play the violin very well, but we would play together.
He was a soldier in World War II.
It's my belief he brought it home-- I think it's German.
I tried to get it appraised 15 years ago.
There was an online site where you could take pictures of it.
I think I remember the appraisal being around $500.
APPRAISER: I'm seeing a maker who was inspired by Stradivari.
We see a lot of those, but this one, really, he tried to emulate the accuracy of Antonio Stradivari.
Things like the overall shape, the back being a one-piece back with this very distinct flame in the maple, the ribs also having the flame.
So the label says K.A.
ütter, Markneukirchen, 1921.
Kurt Arno ütter.
He grew up in Markneukirchen, one of the big centers of violin making in Germany.
GUEST: Wow.
APPRAISER: And he studied with all the greats of that period.
The value as is, taking into account that there is a crack here that needs to be repaired, and one here, would be about $8,000.
GUEST (chuckling): Wow!
Yes!
APPRAISER: And then if you got that repaired... GUEST: Sure.
APPRAISER: ...it would be worth more, perhaps as much as $10,000 to $12,000.
GUEST: Amazing.
APPRAISER: It is, isn't it?
GUEST: Yes.
APPRAISER: That's more than $500.
GUEST: Oh, yeah!
Absolutely amazing.
APPRAISER: Well, thank you.
GUEST: Thank you so much.
APPRAISER: Thank you very much.
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 3m 27s | Appraisal: 1628 Mercator Hondius Map of China (3m 27s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 2m 38s | Appraisal: 1935 S.S. Normandie Art Deco Chrome Vases (2m 38s)
Appraisal: 1949 Babe Didrikson Zaharias-signed Ball
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 2m 34s | Appraisal: 1949 Babe Didrikson Zaharias-signed Ball (2m 34s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 2m 25s | Appraisal: 1966 William de Kooning Sketch (2m 25s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 2m 17s | Appraisal: 1978 Joichi Hoshi Autumn Light Woodblock (2m 17s)
Appraisal: 1978 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers-signed poster
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 2m 13s | Appraisal: 1978 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers-signed poster (2m 13s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 2m 45s | Appraisal: 19th C. Jim Williams-owned Federal Hunt Board (2m 45s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 1m 14s | Appraisal: Alvan Clark & Sons Refractor Telescope, ca. 1875 (1m 14s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 3m 1s | Appraisal: Autograph Book, ca. 1900 (3m 1s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 1m 31s | Appraisal: Clitso Dedman Wooden Carvings, ca. 1950 (1m 31s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 2m 20s | Appraisal: Dale Nichols Group, ca. 1950 (2m 20s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 2m 53s | Appraisal: Davis Pennington Brown Stoneware Face Jug, ca. 1917 (2m 53s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 2m 21s | Appraisal: Delta & Eastern Flight Attendant Uniforms (2m 21s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 3m 35s | Appraisal: Egyptian 18th Dynasty Scarab Ring, ca.1450 BCE (3m 35s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 2m 14s | Appraisal: Jessie Arms Botke Oil Painting, ca. 1940 (2m 14s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 3m 5s | Appraisal: Sapphire & Diamond Ring, ca. 1940 (3m 5s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: Three Illustrations, ca. 1945 (1m 4s)
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Clip: S30 Ep5 | 2m 2s | Appraisal: Tiffany Studios "Bookmark" Pattern Clock, ca.1915 (2m 2s)
Preview: Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 2
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Preview: S30 Ep5 | 30s | Preview: Georgia State Railroad Museum, Hour 2 (30s)
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