This is the Gliga Vasile with Lion Head Scroll 4/4 Violin (Instrument Only) Supplied with certificate of authenticity, including photographs, date, measurements, materials with the stamp and signature of the maker, Vasile Gliga.
Gliga Vasile's "Lion Head" Violin relief carving. Handcrafted in Romanian workshops featuring highly flamed maple back, sides and neck and close-grained Carpathian resonance spruce top. Supplied with certificate of authenticity, including photographs, date, measurements, materials with the stamp and signature of the maker, Vasile Gliga.
Vasile Gliga was born in Ibănești in Mureș County, Romania in April 3 1959. He is the owner and founder of a Romanian enterprise called the Gilga group which was started in 1990. They manufacture stringed instruments such as violins, cellos, and violas in Reghin, Romania. In around 2001, they opened a branch in Pasadena, California, USA. In 2008 Vasile Gliga was elected to the Parliament of Romania.
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