{"product_id":"stephen-sherman-strad-model-violin-17-los-angeles-2026-metzler-violins","title":"Stephen Sherman Strad model violin #17, Los Angeles, 2026 | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ibccmB7V33g?si=XWcFAOYqXIJj2Lp1\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y35rozgUiy0?si=nRgThPBdXqkCRAnC\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003esoulful, clear, refined\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Instrument\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis violin has a lovely clarity as well as a soulful depth. Its varnish is a lovely reddish brown over a golden ground. Its two-piece back shows a narrow-width flaming falling slightly from the center joint. Its ribs, neck, and scroll have similar figuration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterior label reads: “Stephen Sherman \/ Los Angeles 2026”\u003cbr\u003eLength: 355 mm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bouts: 167 mm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle: 111 mm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bouts: 207 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Sherman\u003c\/strong\u003e is a contemporary luthier who was raised in Wildwood, Missouri, where he began to play classical violin at the age of five. By high school, Sherman developed an interest in woodworking, leading him to violin making. He attended the Violin Making School of America where he studied under Charles Woolfe and Sanghoon Lee. Sherman graduated in 2014. For the next decade, he worked at the Feng Jiang Violins atelier in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sherman has participated in the Oberlin Violin Makers Workshop and lives in Los Angeles where he crafts professional violins full-time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53180635840785,"sku":"VN-S210-2","price":20000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/Metzler-Violin-Stephen-Sherman-Strad-VN-S210-2-Front.jpg?v=1772575321","url":"https:\/\/metzlerviolins.com\/products\/stephen-sherman-strad-model-violin-17-los-angeles-2026-metzler-violins","provider":"Metzler Violin Shop Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}