An old full size violin for professional musician or collector. The violin is in a good shape, with some small repaired cracks on top, new master made bridge, ebony and rosewood set up, new strings. Two pieces back of softly flamed maple wood, straight high grained spruce top. With its beautifully carved scroll and refined orange-brown varnish over golden ground, this instrument is a elegant personality with a broad range of sound nuances. Warm and matured in its lower registers, its balanced sound of medium power gains clarity, brightness and sweetness in the upper registers. The label says: "Augustus Pollastri Raphaelis Fiorini alumnus fecit Bononiae an. 1908" This violin measures: whole length - 588 mm body length - 361 mm upper back - 167 mm middle Back - 112 mm lower back - 207 mm Additional photos will be provided upon request. Shipping worldwide insured Violins and bows described as 'certified' or 'attributed' include images of their certificates and are therefore considered to have a higher degree of documented certainty regarding maker, origin, and age than instruments described only as 'labelled' (violins) or 'stamped' (bows), for which we provide no guarantee of any kind.