A new full-size Chinese violin, copy of decorated Hellier Stradivarius, Dan Sun 2011, Beijing. Golden varnish; length of back 358mm. With new “Cobra” bow, and new oblong case. Stradivarius is believed to have built about 1,100 instruments, with only about a dozen of them embellished with intricate patterns and inlaid wood. Of the decorated instruments that still exist, the Hellier is the best preserved, and has been copied here by this Chinese maker.