William Jon Belote
WJB
Ann Arbor 2021
Hellmut

Back Length: 357mm
Upper Bout: 200mm
Center Bout: 115mm
Lower Bout: 164mm

Through years of close mentorship, William Belote has learned the Italian methods and traditions of violinmaking from award-winning Armenian-American master Ashot Vartanian. Under Vartanian's guidance, Belote has made a series of violins based on Stradivari and Guarneri with excellent tonal results.