Note A — Chapter II · A TONELESS METHOD OF VALUATION

Neither the pegs, finger-board, neck, bridge, tailpiece, saddle nor tailpin, on the exterior, or the soundpost, bassbar, corner blocks, end blocks or linings, inside the instrument, add any particular value to the violin if original. Most of these items are, in a well-fitted old violin, modern. The vital parts for curio valuation are the head, top, back, and ribs.