Christophe Landon is an award-winning violin maker and expert restorer. He made his first violin when he was fifteen, and spent many summers at the Mirecourt School in France and apprenticed, interned and was tutored in some of the most revered workshops in the world. Coming to New York in 1984, he worked with experts Jacques Français and Rene Morel, later opening his own shop in 1986. This particular violin, made in New York in 1992, is a great example of his work. It is modeled after a 1715 Stradivarius, and boasts a beautiful one-piece maple back. It has a sweet, lush tone, quick response, and soaring projection. The instrument really lets you dig in on the low end, but also allows for nuance and subtlety. This Christophe Landon violin would be a great choice for a professional violinist.