Although the father made guitars, Gustav Arnold Gläsel decided to build violins. He learned the trade from Ernst Gläsel. That this was not a bad decision can be seen from this beautiful violin made according to the Stradivaris model. 
 
The edge inlays are pulled out very far and executed very carefully. The deep-carves snail is also evidence of good craftsmanship. The instrument gets its special character from the beautifully grown spruce top and the onepiece, wonderfully flamed maple back. The yellow-brown lacquer is well preserved. 
 
 Body: 35.3 cm 
 Neck scale: 13.0 cm 
 Body scale: 19.5 cm 
 Upper bar: 16.7 cm 
 Center bar: 10.8 cm 
 Lower bar: 20.7 cm