Leonardo Genaro violin

**Ken Willms** · Mar-27-2023, 3:31pm

I just acquired a nice Leonardo Genaro violin in great condition.
Nice Lifton case also.
Anyone have any idea what one of these is worth.

**Jim Garber** · Mar-27-2023, 5:54pm

Probably a little more or less than what you paid.

Sorry… probably better to go to some auction sites that sell violins and see if any by this maker are mentioned. I just did a quite search and didn’t get much. There are literally thousands of makers. BTW is there a year on the label? That might put it in some ballpark. Good luck.

**rcc56** · Mar-27-2023, 5:57pm

Apparently it was a trade name used by one of the Markneukirchen shops during the 1920's.
Markneukirchen was one of the long-time centers of violin making in Germany. The industry there was disrupted by the Great Depression, WWII, and Soviet occupation.

If genuine, I see some asking prices between a few to several thousand dollars, depending on the grade of the woods and craftsmanship and the nature of the seller.

Typically, asking prices at the fancier violin shops for such "built for trade" instruments can vary considerably, depending on what they think they might be able to get away with. What they actually will sell for, I do not know.

I generally judge such instruments on their own merits. We have no "price guide" for violins. The ultimate factors are sound and workmanship.

**HoGo** · Mar-28-2023, 3:48am

Origin and value of violins is not as straightforward as mandolins. Majority of factory violins (and large part of those made by actual masters) on this earth have defaced or replaced labels that mostly have nothing to do with it's origin or value and pretend to be something morevaluable than it is.
I would suggest posting nice set of pics of the instrument on maestronet.com /pegbox forum where some experts can tell you exactly what you have and how much it is worth.