Conrad Götz Signature Cantonate 136 Violin 4/4, made in Germany, the Signature Series features 10-15% less weight, optimized weight balance, thinner fingerboard design, modern scroll design, Signature F-holes, optimized resonance, premium instrument, well balanced tone across the whole tonal spectrum, back, neck and sides made of European maple, top made of European spruce, boxwood pegs, boxwood tailpiece, boxwood chinrest (Guarneri model with titan-screws), gold-plated E-string adjuster, Götz bridge, Thomastik Dominant strings, very narrow and aligned flamed back, very evenly distributed gradient of annual rings on the top, aligned flames of neck, sides and scroll to fit the overall appearance of the instrument, diligently graduated top and bottom for optimized tone and resonance, diligently crafted surface topography incl. thoroughly carved f-hole contour and surrounding surface, thoroughly crafted and detailled ribs, neck, scroll and purfling. Additional final crafting by a second luthier, Thomastik Dominant Besaitung.