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… Read more »

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… Read more »