American Made Violin by Mark Benischek, 2018 ("The Atlas")

Our head luthier created this violin for the VSA Competition this year, and was met with great affirmation from the judging staff who marveled at his fine detail and craftsmanship.  Handmade of Mark's own selected woods, we've included a full description courtesy of the maker himself.  If you are a serious violinist who wishes to experience this instrument, please contact us.  We'd be happy to put you in touch directly with Mark, as well! From the maker: The Atlas is modeled after instruments from Antonio Stradivari’s golden period. It's design draws on elements from these masterpieces to produce an elite violin for the modern player. Deep fluting of the scroll and f-holes are paired with crisp edge work that is beautifully preserved with an oil varnish of the highest quality. The traditional red hue best matches that of Stradivari's Huberman violin. The form of the Atlas is based on the famous Messiah violin of 1716. This violin was made with top choice, hand selected woods from E