A wonderful new 7/8 size violin from master luthier Douglas Cox. The violin is an adaptation of his 7/8 violin model with the neck and end button shifted 5 mm from center to reduce the perceived size of the violin.  It is styled after the work of Lorenzo Storioni and is built of well aged New England grown wood.  The back is cut on the quarter from two pieces of maple with faint, narrow horizontal flames.  The ribs are of maple of somewhat broader flame than that of the back. The neck is of plain maple.  The table is of two pieces of spruce with medium growth in the center, and narrow growth at the flanks.  The varnish is of a red-brown color over a golden ground and is shaded and imitated.  The fittings are of rosewood with white trim

Douglas Cox trained at the famed State Vocational School for Violin Making in Mittenwald, Germany. He returned to the United States to serve as the head of the repair department and chief restorer for J. Bradley Taylor, Inc. for a decade. Since 1981, Cox has devoted himself to producing high-quality violins and violas in his Brattleboro, Vermont workshop.

Cox’s background in historical instruments shaped his personal style, which combines traditional craftsmanship with contemporary ingenuity. A lifelong learner, he is particularly interested in studying unusual violins. Cox creates modern masterpieces as well as meticulous reproductions of the work of Baroque masters such as Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesù. Throughout his long career, he has made over 1,000 instruments. Cox’s artistry has been recognized by the Violin Society of America, and his violins and violas grace concert stages around the world.

• Year Made – 2021 Brattleboro VT
• Labeled – Douglas C. Cox, Brattleboro, Vermont, 2021, #1034
• Length of Back – 348mm 
• Condition – Excellent