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An extremely fine antiqued violin by Paul Belin, made in 2023 on the Alard Guarneri del Gesu model. It features replica boxwood fittings by Berdani. It has a wonderfully warm and coloful tone, with a robust feeling. The violin was exhibited in the Inaugural Bay Fine Strings Contemporary Violin Makers Exhibition and Concert April 29th 2023, and a copy of the published catalog will be included with this violin.
About Paul Belin
Paul Belin is a graduate of the Newark school. He has as worked in Grenoble, Hamburg and Paris. He now has an independent workshop near Frankfurt
Paul make violins, violas and cellos in the style of the italian masters.
To recreate the sound and look of the great old instruments, it is essential to find an authentic method, both for the construction and the varnish.
The antique finish is only for the eye but for it to seem real, everything else just has to be right! His accolades include a silver medal at the 2012 VSA competition for a violin made.