ƒ  Client - S.C. Lafayette, Louisiana

"I bought it from an American violin seller and she told me the sound would improve with time and playing it and this is so true. I purchased it about 3 yrs ago and it gets richer and fuller and projects better with time. The Stoinov violin is beautiful with a stunning golden varnish and plays as well balanced on each string. The instrument has great resonance and the vibrato you can produce improves also with palying and time. The instrument is light and easy to play. Well worth owning a Stoinov violin that plays like an Italian violin costing in the $30-40,000 range easily."

ƒ  Fiddleheads.ca

"Petko Stoinov is one of Eastern Europe's finest luthiers"

ƒ  Fiddleheads.ca

"The finish of this violin features a gorgeous warm golden color of a stunning transparency and incredible optical depth. This instrument has a remarkably lush, full sound with remarkable volume and clear projection.This violin is very powerful in volume and tone. The warm, deep, clear tone is rich in nuances and beautiful ringing overtones making this violin a true solo instrument to be greatly appreciated by professional musician."

ƒ  Euroviolins

"This viola sounds as impressive as it looks! The deep powerful tone reveals acoustic richness and maturity typically found in modern Italian violas. Professional musicians will greatly appreciate this instrument!"

ƒ  The Sofia Echo

"In a past life, I was myself a violinist, and I was looking at the pictures of the violins on Stoinov’s website (...) I was very impressed with the quality of the instruments that I saw, though regretfully I have not as yet had the opportunity to play on one. A lot can be judged about a violin from its appearance, though – as a general rule, a violin sounds like it looks. Darker woods give darker tones, lighter woods more lyric tones, and the overall quality of the sound corresponds to workmanship as expressed in proportion and form and quality of the wood and the varnish (which does in fact influence the acoustic characteristics). A violin that looks beautiful sounds beautiful, and these looked very beautiful indeed, despite the fact that any new instrument requires extensive playing over time to develop into its full potential."

ƒ  Art N Crafts

"Petko Stoinov - One of the 20th century Luthiers"

ƒ  Jojo - FiddleheadForum

"His violins are very very pleasing to my eyes.(...)I had my heart set on this one. I almost cried when it sold. (...) I am anxiously waiting for more Stoinov violins. (..) I'm dieing to buy one!"