Franz Sandner Master de luxe Stradivari

I was looking for a level up violin after many years with my great grandfather’s hand-me-down from a century ago.
Stumbled across this one which ticked all my boxes: boxwood accessories, stradivari model, heart-shaped pegs.
To be honest the picture on the website is a bit far off - but I gotta say I am very positively surprised by the actual violin. The one I received has darker color than the picture, somewhere in between reddish and brownish color. The front also has a bit flaming going on, making the color mercurial and ever changing under different lighting. The flaming on the back is good but not dramatic, matches the well with the subdued color scheme. As for the sound, I think it’s worthy of the “Master” categorization. All four string is balanced in volume and responding well. I’m looking forward to play it and hopefully it will sound even better after some time.
Finally I am happy with my leap of faith by ordering (this one is not cheap for me) a violin online which I have never played nor seen in person - at least I can change my mind within buying from here :)