Scott Cao Lord Wilton Violin

The Scott Cao "Lord Winton" is modeled after a violin made in 1742 by Giuseppe Antonio Guarneri, del Gesł (1698-1744). The original instrument was played for by Yehudi Menuhin for three decades, and at the time of his selling the instrument in 1999 it was highest-valued violin in the world.

        Spruce top of medium grain. Two-piece maple back with medium flame. Ribs and scroll similar to back. Finished in an oil varnish of a red-brown on a golden ground and antiqued in the style of the original violin. Ebony fingerboard, pegs, tailpiece, and endbutton. Fine-tuner on E string. Aubert Mirecourt bridge. Guarneri-style, ebony chinrest. Handmade in China. Set-up by Southwest Strings.