{"product_id":"simon-joseph-stradivari-cello","title":"Simon Joseph \"Stradivari\" Cello","description":"\u003cp style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(38, 38, 38);font-family:\"Open Sans\", Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:revert;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;' data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"445\"\u003eSimon Joseph (Simon József) is a Romanian master luthier, born May 26, 1945, in Transylvania, in a village in the Harghita Mountains. Raised in a family of artisans, he learned woodworking from his father, a sculptor and woodworker, developing an early understanding of tonewoods and craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(38, 38, 38);font-family:\"Open Sans\", Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:revert;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;' data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"760\"\u003eHe built his first violin as a youth and later moved to Reghin—Romania’s renowned center of violin making—to formally study the craft, training under luthier Roman Boianciuc. Over the years, he refined his expertise both as a maker and as a designer of musical instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(38, 38, 38);font-family:\"Open Sans\", Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:revert;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;' data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"1147\"\u003eJoseph is a member of the Romanian Luthiers Association and founder of the Jonaco Violins workshop, which he operates alongside his two sons, continuing a family tradition of instrument making. His instruments are entirely handcrafted using carefully aged spruce and maple, often inspired by classic models such as the 1716 Stradivari “Messiah.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style='-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(38, 38, 38);font-family:\"Open Sans\", Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:revert;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;' data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003eToday, Simon Joseph’s instruments are recognized for their quality craftsmanship and tonal clarity, played by musicians in Europe and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon Joseph","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52788502855911,"sku":"SJ100CS","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/7414\/9095\/files\/Cello01_FrontCU_dce73f51-8cc5-48ca-9db9-d71f66456c44.jpg?v=1793980258","url":"https:\/\/www.sharmusic.com\/products\/simon-joseph-stradivari-cello","provider":"Shar Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}