Michael Fischer Strad "Suk/Cobbett" model violin, Los Angeles, CA, 2021 | Metzler Violins

commanding, warm, sweet 

About the Instrument
This violin has a refined but powerful timbre with a warmth across registers. Its nimble versatility makes for a particularly lovely instrument to play. This violin was carefully by the maker, with a unique golden varnish. The narrow flames extend from the center joint on the two-piece maple back. The ribs and scroll are of a plainer wood. This violin is modeled on a 1721 Stradivarius also known as the “Lelong,” “Cobbett,” or “Suk” violin, each previous owners. The maker has honored the original down to its fittings, lovingly antiquing the instrument. 

Interior labels read: “J. Michael G. Fischer / fecit Los Angeles anno 2021" and “Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1721” and the maker's signature
Length: 360 mm
Upper bouts: 168 mm
Center bout: 114 mm
Lower bout: 209 mm

About the Maker
Michael Fischer is a living luthier who was born and raised in South Germany. At eighteen, Fischer attended the Mittenwald Violin Making School before moving to London to assist Dietrich Kessler at Withers, making viola-da-gambas and other baroque instruments. While in London, Fischer also worked with Charles Beare, the renowned luthier and violin dealer. While working in Beare’s shop, Fischer accomplished difficult restorations on the instruments there. Fischer moved to Los Angeles in the 1980s, working in Hans Weisshar’s atelier before opening his own shop in 1984 with a focus on restoration. It was while restoring a 1697 Mateo Gofriller violin, Fischer decided to make a copy for the joy of it. Since then, Fischer has made and sold over 300 copies of fine instruments alongside his efforts to restore and sell excellent stringed instruments and bows out of his atelier. Professionals worldwide play and praise his instruments, with testimonials from musicians such as Gil Shaham and Gidon Kremer. Fischer is a member of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, Entente Internationale des Maitres Luthiers et Archetiers D'Art, and Verband Deutscher Geigenbauer und Bogenmacher e.V.