this is a very old violin has a very smooth string sound we all know the older the violin the better. . its original country is not known and original year is also not known it could be from the 50s . . if you want to upgrade your violin this is a very good choice كلنا عارفين لما الكمانجا بتقدم بتبقي احلى وصوتها بيبقا حلو ونقي دي كمانجا قديمه اوي اوي ممكن تبقا انتيكه كمان صوتها نقي وعالي وجميل اوي هبيعها وانا عيني عليها والله بس مضطره