My violin teacher ( who was with the Seattle Symphony ) found this violin for me in the mid-70 's . It has been my main instrument ever since . It does n't have any label in it , so I had it appraised at Hammond - Ashley and was told that it was made around the turn of the century ( 1900 ) , in Bohemia . They said it was worth around $ 1000 .

Question: What was surprising about the information on my violin ?
Answer: None of the above choices .The violin was made by Hammond - Ashley at the turn of the century .It turned out my violin teacher had stolen the violin many years ago .It turned out to be older and more valuable than I thought .