Recently I have been looking at this F4 with a view as a possible purchase.
After getting my hands on the instrument I have come to the conclusion it has been over sprayed at some stage.The finish is different to an A4 1918 that own in the sense that it is crazing in a particular way that indicates overspray,coupled with the more obvious tell tale signs around the oval hole of red drips around the hole which I feel are a definite sign of the over spray.The instrument exhibits the overspray on the top and back. It is in good condition apart from one small split that is in the lower bout.It sounds thin, I suspect due to the metal bridge, which I understand is original to the vintage.Can the cafe experts put a dollar figure on the instrument, and offer any opinions on my observations.
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