The wood chosen for this violin follows the characteristics of the original instrument. The top's spruce was carefully selected and comes from Val di Fiemme, the same source the Cremonese Masters used to get their wood.  The two-piece back maple with medium flames comes from the Balkans. "It was Parisian dealer, luthier, and maker Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume who gave the instrument its name. After disassembling the instrument for maintenance he observed to his amazement, that the violin had remained untouched since it left the workshop of Stradivari. This instrument is painted with a bright reddish-brown varnish. Some very obvious features of this masterpiece are its very late wear to the varnish." Luiz Amorim