source: https://www.thestrad.com/news/luthier-creates-tiny-playable-violins-during-lockdown/10837.article
German luthier Maria Sandner has chosen to use her time in lockdown to pursue one of her passions: creating violins on a miniature scale, using the same care and methods that go into making a traditional instrument. ’Miniature violins have always been a fascination of mine,’ she told The Strad, ‘and the lockdown gave me the time to plunge more deeply into the subject matter.