Never heard of him, but I'm sure someone on here has.  Personally, I don’t go for fiddles made with alt materials; the master already figured that out a long time ago.

This is something that may not be appropriate for your Violin, but I am very partial on bamboo bridges for Viola’s and Cello I make them from 1/4” stacked bamboo. I haven’t tried it on Violin yet but I have 2 in the making and they will certainly be equipped with bamboo bridges.

Are you asking for advice on shipping it? Or are you looking for advice on how best to set it up to make it salable?

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Are you asking for advice on shipping it? Or are you looking for advice on how best to set it up to make it salable?

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Hi and thanks for the question.  Charlie had a pretty large influence in the Arizona fiddle community, I was directed here by a shop owner out of Chicago to see if there was any interest before just "posting" it on ebay. To see more about him you have to search Charlie Kennedy violin maker arizona......I bought it because it is probably one of the most interesting violins I've ever seen...It's gorgeous and I'd like to get it back to Az for a fair price to be honest

If you can post some pictures, that will help to get an idea of its workmanship. Googling I saw a reference to a maker trained in Mittenwald, but I was unable to find the direct quote, so I’m not sure if that was referring to Kennedy or someone else.

If he was especially popular in the fiddle community in Arizona, you may have luck by either
1) Getting in touch with local shops in the area where his violins are best known
2) Getting in touch with players in the area. If there is demand, the word might be passed around that you have one.

If you do find a place to ship it and the interest to warrant the shipping, make sure to pack the violin carefully. Place foam under the strings on either side of the bridge, preferably with paper underneath to avoid marring the varnish. Make sure nothing can move around in the case. You can fill in gaps with crumpled newspaper or paper towel or even soft foam. Don’t put anything over the top of the violin other than the blanket, as pressure on the bridge from above can cause cracks. Don’t take the setup down. Since you plan to send it to Arizona (bone dry), buy Dampits or RDM humidifiers and put them into both ffs immediately before shipping. Check the arrival date and try to minimize the time it spends in storage (over weekends). When the case goes into a box, make sure it’s padded on all sides so it’s not moving around but don’t pack too tightly and negative the cushioning effect of the packing material. You can use air bags, styrofoam, newspaper, or packing peanuts. Tape the box securely at all seams. Make sure you have tracking info so you can check on its progress.


Be VERY careful with eBay. There are all kinds of scammers there.

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Originally posted by The Violin Beautiful

If you can post some pictures, that will help to get an idea of its workmanship. Googling I saw a reference to a maker trained in Mittenwald, but I was unable to find the direct quote, so I’m not sure if that was referring to Kennedy or someone else.

If he was especially popular in the fiddle community in Arizona, you may have luck by either
1) Getting in touch with local shops in the area where his violins are best known
2) Getting in touch with players in the area. If there is demand, the word might be passed around that you have one.

If you do find a place to ship it and the interest to warrant the shipping, make sure to pack the violin carefully. Place foam under the strings on either side of the bridge, preferably with paper underneath to avoid marring the varnish. Make sure nothing can move around in the case. You can fill in gaps with crumpled newspaper or paper towel or even soft foam. Don’t put anything over the top of the violin other than the blanket, as pressure on the bridge from above can cause cracks. Don’t take the setup down. Since you plan to send it to Arizona (bone dry), buy Dampits or RDM humidifiers and put them into both ffs immediately before shipping. Check the arrival date and try to minimize the time it spends in storage (over weekends). When the case goes into a box, make sure it’s padded on all sides so it’s not moving around but don’t pack too tightly and negative the cushioning effect of the packing material. You can use air bags, styrofoam, newspaper, or packing peanuts. Tape the box securely at all seams. Make sure you have tracking info so you can check on its progress.


Be VERY careful with eBay. There are all kinds of scammers there.

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Hi, and thank you all for your responses, I'm having a hard time posting pictures on this platform--I have posted 10 pictures of the instrument in the Facebook page called Arizona Old Time Fiddlers Association. It is an amazing instrument, but an even cooler story about the man who made them. I'd like to do his legacy some justice.

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Hi, and thank you all for your responses, I'm having a hard time posting pictures on this platform--I have posted 10 pictures of the instrument in the Facebook page called Arizona Old Time Fiddlers Association. It is an amazing instrument, but an even cooler story about the man who made them. I'd like to do his legacy some justice.

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New members have to go through a brief introductory period where photo posting is restricted in an attempt to weed out spam. Once you've posted enough without getting flagged, you should be able to post pictures to a thread. I think you can post to your own page even now.

If you get a chance to post them here, I'd like to see the pictures. A lot of makers from the Midwest or the West aren't particularly well known on the East Coast. It'll also help in some small part if the pictures end up archived when this thread gets old so that it can be found again in the future if someone looks up the name.

The Facebook group you mentioned sounds like a good place to post as well. I hope you'll find some people there who are more familiar with the maker.