Gasparo da Salo was one of the greatest Brescian makers and, indeed, one of the earliest known makers of the modern violin.  About eighty of Gasparo da Salò's instruments are known to have survived to the present day, and they stand confidently among the works of Stradivarius, Guarnerius, Amati, Jacob Stainer, and his pupil Giovanni Paolo Maggini as unique examples of the highest mastery attained in European violin making of his era.  Based on designs from da Salo’s “Adam Collection,” the D Z Strad “Adam” is a beautiful reproduction of a pattern commonly associated with the maker’s workmanship.  Featuring a double purfling inlay on both the top and back plates, the instrument is also expertly inlaid on the backplate with three flourishes which are synonymous with the Adam Collection of instruments.