Letters of insurance
We prepare certificates for instruments and elbows for insurance applications, based on the cost of replacing the item with an equivalent, if we replace it in a timeframe variable.
In some cases, a verbal estimate is also available.
Letter RequestCondition Report
After authenticity, the determining factor in an item's value is its condition. A condition report is used to record the physical condition of an instrument or bow at a given point in time. This includes shapes, diagrams, and, if necessary, photographs, showing that the document has not changed, altered, damaged, or altered, as well as any repairs carried out on the instrument or bow. The condition report must be renewed regularly, but once established, a simple update to the file following a new appraisal, a change in condition, or a repair is sufficient. As a general rule, a condition report should only be provided by qualified companies or individuals, such as Wilder & Davis, who have no financial interest in the item in question.
Once produced, a condition report becomes part of the official documentation that accompanies an instrument or bow.
Certificate of Authenticity
We do not obtain certificates of authenticity, but we are happy to secure a price for you from the most qualified expert for the situation. Depending on the age, country of origin, and condition of the instrument or elbow, a trip to Europe or the United States is often necessary; the cost of which is then covered by our company.
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