Xue Yi violin, 2019, Cremona, with certificate | Metzler Violins european Made of ebony with mother

Made of ebony with mother of pearl eyes

and a hand-applied varnish that gives it an authentic look

He received first place in the Roman National Competition of Contemporary Violinmaking in 1952

smooth and a joy to play

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Xue Yi violin, 2019, Cremona, with certificate | Metzler Violins european Made of ebony with motherXue Yi was born in Wuhu (China) in 1980 into a family with a tradition of violin making, with his father one of the first violin makers in China. He took up the study of music from an early age. In 2001, he began studying violin making at the Shanghai Conservatory under Prof Hua Tianreng. Since 2006, he attended the Antonio Stradivari International Violinmaking School in Cremona, where he studied under Maestro Marco Nolli, Ernesto Vaia, Alessandro