This viola is created on the lira di braccio pattern, which lends itself to more comfortable reach of the higher positions. The back is two-piece maple with a medium flame. The top plate contains a fine to medium width grain. The viola has an orange brown varnish on a golden ground. The varnish is slightly antiqued. This instrument has a rich, beautiful sound. Fitted with boxwood pegs, chinrest and tailpiece and Helicore strings.
Available in 16.5 inches.
SOLD
This German viola, model number HC410, was made for the Howard Core Company in 1999. Two-piece maple back, highly flamed. Flame ascends from the center seam. It has an amber brown spirit varnish and is fitted in boxwood with ebony pins and collars.
Price: $3,600
Labeled:
Ernst Renz Geigenbaumeister - Munich 1923 reproduction of Giuseppe Guadagnini
Two-piece maple back with a medium to wide width flame. Two-piece spruce top with medium to fine width grain. The varnish is amber-brown with a touch of orange and contains much patina and natural wear. Fitted with ebony pegs and a rosewood tail and chinrest. This viola is in good condition.
Available in 15.5 inches.
Price: $4,000
Created in the workshop of Steven Tillinghast Cundall, these violins feature beautiful one or two-piece back violas. The table has a fine to medium-width grain spruce, with a tastefully-antiqued orange-brown varnish on a golden ground. Fine craftsmanship throughout. The instruments are finished in boxwood fittings.
Available in 15.5 and 16 inch sizes.
Price: $5,900
