Talk:J. W. Pepper & Son

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J. W. Pepper & Son, Inc. website http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/welcome.jsp

jw pepper/stradivarius violin

My friends mother passed away,and she was given as an inheritence a violin. On the inside it says Stradivarius model leopold wagner salzburg. Made for J.W. Pepper philadelphia.We are trying to figure out if its real or if J.W. Wagner ever owned a violin? sincerely interested. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.237.94.224 (talk) 04:58, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's a real violin, it's not one of the prized Strads made by the Stradivari family - those were made in the 17th & 18th centuries. Various makers have used the name as a marketing gimmick. TheJazzFan (talk) 03:09, 3 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]