Antonio Stradivari "Hellier" with decoration spinimages=12 Very long C bouts with

Very long C bouts with reduce the upper part to a minimum

Probably better strings and the better making offered musicians also smaller instruments which actually worked very well and in a sudden violinmakers had to create small violas for everyone

I made this instrument initially for a musician in Austria who played it for over 25 years every day in the orchestra

Immediately Bergonzi gave me two items and said: “These are yours

Edgar Russ loves to make a Copy of this specific maker since he likes to see the style of both Stradivari and Guarneri in his work

Antonio Stradivari "Hellier" with decoration spinimages=12 Very long C bouts withThe Stradivari "Hellier" is probably one of the most beautiful decorated violins. As you might know Antonio Stradivari learned to be an "intarsiatore", which stands for craftsman who decorates wooden made items, mainly furniture. Very likely Amati, who was working close by in the same street, brought his violins to be decorated to the workshop where Stradivari worked. Slowly Stradivari started to make his own decorated violins. The decorated