On October 18th, 2013, the Northeast Spa and Pool Association (NESPA) held its annual awards dinner, where it paid tribute to the accomplishments of custom pool builders from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. This year alone, more than 200 qualified applicants applied for NESPAs prestigious swimming pool design  awards, yet only a few honors were bestowed to the candidates that exhibited ingenuity in the design and construction of their pools. Cipriano Landscape Design of Bergen County NJ took home the Best in Competition Award among other honors, for their outstanding luxury pool in Westchester County, NY, which is becoming known throughout the industry simply as The Violin Pool.

The idea behind  The Violin Pool developed when Cipriano Landscape Design was approached by a homeowner that wished to combine his fondness for both collecting and playing the violin, with his desire for an inground swimming pool. The idea then formulated of a swimming pool that would be an exact replica of a 1700s era Stradivarius violin. Cipriano Landscape Designs architectural plans thus included all of the most pertinent characteristics of a violin, which include strings, the chinrest, a bow, a tail piece, f-holes, purflings, and a bridge.

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