I wonder if anyone on this discussion is an expert on Ernst Heinrich Roth violins. In particular I have noticed that there are two styles of Roth labels. Some EH Roth labels are in cursive writing, feature signature by Ernst Heinrich Roth and might read,
"Ernst Heinrich Roth
Bubenruth Erlangen 19__
Made in West Germany
Reproduction of Antonius Stadivarious
Cremona 1700"
The other type of label is much more concise. The lettering is in bold Gothic Script
"Enst Heinrich Roth
Bubenreuth/Erlangen
anno 19__"
I speculate that the first type of label was used for violins that were intended for export for United States because the text is in English and seems to meet the American regulations for identifying the country of origin.
The second label gives no information about the model and makes it more difficult to determine the quality of the instrument.
Does anyone know how to identify the precise model of a Roth Viollin when it is not listed on the label?
that is the closer to the year of copy 1927 for a strad model, the better
there were Ruggeri copies that were smaller and sort of made for women and are not quite as good, and there were some guerneri models also, but still most of the pre war Roths were nice enough instruments...the problem tends to be that they are thick and heavy, especially in the ribs, so if the top has been regraduated be sure to look at the ribs as well to see that the job was done properly
Ernst Heinrich Roth Violin Labels
Ernst Heinrich Roth Violin Labels
I wonder if anyone on this discussion is an expert on Ernst Heinrich Roth violins. In particular I have noticed that there are two styles of Roth labels. Some EH Roth labels are in cursive writing, feature signature by Ernst Heinrich Roth and might read,
"Ernst Heinrich Roth
Bubenruth Erlangen 19__
Made in West Germany
Reproduction of Antonius Stadivarious
Cremona 1700"
The other type of label is much more concise. The lettering is in bold Gothic Script
"Enst Heinrich Roth
Bubenreuth/Erlangen
anno 19__"
I speculate that the first type of label was used for violins that were intended for export for United States because the text is in English and seems to meet the American regulations for identifying the country of origin.
The second label gives no information about the model and makes it more difficult to determine the quality of the instrument.
Does anyone know how to identify the precise model of a Roth Viollin when it is not listed on the label?
# Posted on July 19th 2008 by robertf
Re: Ernst Heinrich Roth Violin Labels
there is a lot of Roth info out there...
here is the "Roth" thread from Violinist.com
http://www.violinist.com/discussion/response.cfm?ID=5537
some very well known makers are speaking there
generally the closer to the year of copy to 1927, the better the model
the Roths made in the early to mid and late 20's appear to be the most looked for
# Posted on July 19th 2008 by Sunnybear
Re: Ernst Heinrich Roth Violin Labels
that is the closer to the year of copy 1927 for a strad model, the better
there were Ruggeri copies that were smaller and sort of made for women and are not quite as good, and there were some guerneri models also, but still most of the pre war Roths were nice enough instruments...the problem tends to be that they are thick and heavy, especially in the ribs, so if the top has been regraduated be sure to look at the ribs as well to see that the job was done properly
# Posted on July 19th 2008 by Sunnybear
Re: Ernst Heinrich Roth Violin Labels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Heinrich_Roth
# Posted on July 19th 2008 by P-K