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This wonderful violin made by Lorenzo Storioni is played by the Concertmaster of the Buffalo Philharmonic. It has great rugged charm and all the beauty of 18th century Cremona violinmaking. Storioni doesn’t possess the elegant wood and refined workmanship of his predecessors like Stradivari and Guarneri but he accomplishes quite a lot with what he has. This instrument has bold F-holes,a daring scroll and pretty varnish over wood with loads of character. This instrument gets frequent attention given its busy orchestra and soloist schedule and the high standard that it must meet in all kinds of climates.Careful attention to the photo of the scroll will show that the pegbox is not original. There is a faint seam just beyond the pegbox that shows where the original scroll ends and the repair starts
