This violin portrays an incredible picture of an important transition chapter in Italian violin-making history. Directly from the workshop of the Gagliano brothers Giuseppe, Antonio, and Giovanni, this unbelievably preserved violin tells the story of how the makers applied the transition to the modern violin between the 18th and 19th centuries. The three sons of Nicolò Gagliano often worked alone but sometimes made an instrument together, which is the case of this one.

The kind and color of varnish used was an important feature of this school and a very attractive characteristic of this violin, as it is still barely untouched.

Besides the great quality of the violin itself, this instrument counts with its original neck, head, upper block, and nails set aside from the violin. The current modern neck and head are replicas of the original one. This decision was made to preserve the originality of the neck with its head instead of crafting a new neck to it, preserving the possibility of having the violin assembled back again as it was first conceived.