By James Koehler | From the November-December 2020 issue of Strings magazine One of my favorite restorations was on a ca. 1690 Giovanni Grancino violin. When I first saw the violin, it had many cracks in the top, which was detached, its glueing surfaces at the edges damaged and the arch distorted. The bass bar … Continue reading Worth It: Restoring a C. 1690 Grancino Violin