USAF Band Initial Equipment Issue Violin

Charles Jean-Baptiste Collin-Mezin, Paris 1900, Stradivari model
Label :EXPOSITION UNIVERS LE PARIS 1900/ GRAND PRIX/ Ch. J.B. COLLIN_MEZIN/ Luthier a Paris/ Rue du Faub Poissonniere, No 29, and with the maker's signature in the lower treble bout inside back.
Professional-level instrument of a reputable maker
Stradivari model
Maple construction
Two-piece quarter sawn back
Length of back must be 359mm
Upper bout must be 113mm
Center bout must be 113mm
Lower bout must be 205mm
Instrument case included