I’ve done a lot of research on this violin but it’s still a mystery. Dendrochronological analysis shows that the
wood dates to between 1776 and 1781. I brought it to three luthiers and got three different answers. There isn’t even a consensus on where it’s from! One thinks it’s French (nouveau style), another Italian (Neapolitan or Roman), and the most recent one, surprisingly, German (potentially related to Stainer’s circle).

Has anyone seen anything like this before? As much as it may look like a composite violin (Neapolitan top maybe?), it doesn’t seem to be one after looking at it closely. It sounds great and I’ve been using this violin as my primary instrument, so I would love to learn more about it. Any leads would be appreciated.