Antique Joseph Josef Guarnerius Made in Germany Violin in the Original GSB Improved Wood Case Violin measures 20 1/8" long and 7 1/8" wide which I believe makes it called a 1/2 size violin The length of the body is usually 13 7/8", sometimes 1/16" less They are not as fine as instruments made by his grandson, Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu