A visually and tonally powerful Strad model Violin made for Bay Fine Strings by Paweł Kubacka (pronounced Pahvwuhl Koobahtzchka), an award winning maker based out of Poland. This violin has a gracefully open and warm tone coupled with refinement, balance, and robust nobility. 
About Paweł:
Paweł Kubacka is an award winning Violin maker who works in Poland. He made his first violin at the age of 15. In 2022 he graduated from the Academy of Music in Poznań with distinction, and during that time in 2020, he was an assistant to the workshop of Piotr Pielaszek. Paweł did an internship at Jan Bartoś's workshop in Paris in 2019. He opened his own workshop in 2023 focusing on new making, and currently works and resides in Podwilk/Zakopane, Poland.
Awards: 
2025 15th Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Making Competition
-First Prize for violin "Sona" 
-Second Prize for violin "Luna" 
-Special prize for highest-rated craftsmanship for his violin "Luna." 
2025 International "Metelka" Violin Making Competition in Prague
-First Prize in the Overall Classification -Gold Medal for the Best Instrument -First Prize for the Best Scroll
-Prize for Best Artistic Impression
-Prize for Best Technical Merit
-Special Jury Prize
Violin Society of America 
-Artisanship Certificate for Viola 2024
Triennale, Cremona
- Gold medal S. F. Sacconi Award 2024
with Honorable mentions for Violin/Viola
-Finalist in Talents of Today Paris 2024
Mirecourt Violin Making Competition 
- Gold medal for Violin 2023
- Silver medal for Viola 2023
Assistant to Piotr Pielaszek 2020-2023
Violin Society of America
-Certificate for Violin Artisanship 2022
Mittenwald Violin Making Competition 
- Bronze Medal for Violin 2022
Viola's Violin Making Competition
- Cour de Cour Gold, Paris 2022
Kamiński Violin making competition 
- Silver Medal Poznań 2019