STAFF PICK: Julia M. recommends this violin within its price range!

Description:

This 4/4 Sam Billings violin has a beautiful tone that is warm, clear, resonant, and responsive.

This violin bears a printed label that reads:

SAM BILLINGS

LOS ANGELES 2020

The back is formed from a single piece of quarter-cut maple, marked by strikingly beautiful narrow-width flame, which runs horizontally across the back. The wood on the ribs and scroll is similar to that of the back. The grain of the two-piece spruce top is straight, narrow and even.

The instrument is covered with a warm, lighter orange-brown varnish, over a warm, golden-brown ground. It is in new condition.

Measurements:

Length – 35.4 cm
Upper Bouts – 16.8 cm
Middle Bouts – 11.5 cm
Lower Bouts – 20.7 cm

V:4
B:3

Warm, clear, resonant, responsive, even, sweet, round, smooth

About the maker:

"My first violins were made in 2000 while studying with Rebecca Elliott at The Chicago School of Violin Making. I continued to refine my craft from 2003-2013 in Chicago, where I was represented by several violin dealers, including the world class firms of Kenneth Warren & Son, Carl Becker & Son, and Bein & Fushi. During this time I built over one hundred instruments that were acquired by discerning players such as Edward Dusinberre, first violinist of the Takács Quartet, and Yvonne Lam of Eighth Blackbird. I currently build my violins on a Guarneri pattern at my studio in Los Angeles."