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Op. 16 Anno 1937 Coit R. Hoechst fecit in Pittsburgh.
Two piece highly flamed maple back. Matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece spruce top. Amber-brown varnish. Fitted in ebony.
Available in 16 inches. Price: $3,000.
Jay Haide à l'ancienne violas are handmade in the Italian tradition. This Stradivari pattern viola features a two piece maple back and two piece spruce top. The orange-brown oil varnish contains much patina. Fitted in ebony with Helicore strings with a Larsen A.
These instruments are quite striking because of their finished looks. The quality of antiquing gives them a hundred year old look to them. These violas are excellent instruments for the more intermediate and advanced players.
Available in 15 1/2, 15 7/8, 16 1/8, 16 1/2 inch sizes. Price: $3,200.
Made in Beijing, China, 2009. Two piece, highly flamed maple back with matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece straight medium-grain spruce top. Golden colored oil varnish. The varnish is slightly crackled. Fitted in boxwood with light colored wood trim and Helicore strings.
Available in 16 inches. Price: $3,200.
Two piece maple back and two piece spruce top. This instrument features the characteristic Maggini f-holes and double lines of top and back purfling The orange-brown oil varnish contains much patina. Fitted in ebony with Helicore strings.
This Maggini model viola recreates the dark, rich tone of the Old Brescian Masters. The quality of antiquing gives it a hundred year old look to them.
Available in 15 1/2, 16, 16 1/2 and 16 3/4 inch sizes. Price: $3,400.
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.
Price: $3,500.
A rare find of such a great sound for the price. This 16" viola has a beautiful curly maple flame on the back plate and matches in degree of flame on the ribs. Fitted in Parisian eye pegs of rosewood specie it also is finished in a rosewood tailpiece, chinrest and button. The viola has a warm even sound almost in a woodwind quality. The varnish is an amber-brown with a touch of orange and very lightly shaded. Currently strung with Evah Pirazzi strings with a Larsen A.
Available in 16 inches.
Price: $3,500
Scott W. Hershey Harrisburg, PA Anno 1984 #25
Two piece maple back. Two piece spruce top. Fitted in boxwood with Helicore strings.
Available in 16 1/4 inches.
Price: $3,600
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.
Available in 16 1/2 inches.
Two piece highly flamed maple back. Matching ribs. Two piece spruce top. Translucent amber varnish. Slightly antiqued. Fitted in rosewood.
Price: $3,900
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 1/2 inches.
SOLD
Mathias Thier, in Wien, Anno 1887
This German viola circa 1900 features a two piece highly flamed maple back. Two piece spruce top of fine width grain. Amber orange-brown varnish. Fitted in ebony with Helicore strings.
Available in 15 1/4 inches.
Currently Out On Trial 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.
Price: $6,000
Mathias Kloz Lautenmacher in Mittenvvaldt, Anno 1708
Mittenwald circa early 1700s. Two piece maple back of medium curl. Matching ribs. Two piece spruce top of fine to medium width grain. Yellow brown varnish on a golden yellow ground. Much patina. Fitted in ebony with Helicore strings. This viola contains a graft and the pegs have been bushed. It has a beautiful reedy sound that is rich in tone. This is a perfect instrument for a smaller serious player.
Corpus length 385 mm. Major width 225 mm. Minor width 180 mm. Rib height 35-36 mm.
Price: $15,000
