Paolo Angelotti

Handmade in China, 2006. Two-piece maple back, highly flamed with matching ribs and neck. The spruce top has a medium to fine grain width. Contains Parisian eye boxwood fittings and Helicore strings.

Available in 16 1/2 inches.

Price: $1,500

Samuel Shen Model 800 14" Viola

Handmade in Suzhou, China by Samuel Shen. This Stapely pattern viola features a two-piece maple back and two-piece spruce top with a hand applied oil varnish. Fitted in ebony with Helicore strings.

Available in 14 inches.

Price: $1,500

Ivan Dunov Superior Violas

Old-world craftsmanship and materials come together in our Ivan Dunov instruments. Crafted in a traditional workshop in Romania from superb Carpathian tone woods, these instruments provide excellent sound and playability.

The Ivan Dunov Superior has a solid spruce top and maple back, ribs, and scroll. The instrument is finished by hand in the United States with an antique-style varnish. The Ivan Dunov Superior produces a colorful and complex tone.

Each Ivan Dunov Superior viola is fitted with a French Aubert or Despiau maple bridge and Helicore strings.

Available in sizes from 15 to 16 1/2 inches.

Price: $1,550

Pacific Custom

Labeled:

Pacific Custom Viola
made for J.R. Judd Violins
Williamsport - Pennsylvania
Handmade in Beijing, China
TS Model 301-15 anno 2006

Two piece flamed maple back. Matching ribs, neck, and scroll. Two piece spruce top. Fitted in boxwood and Helicore strings.

Available in 15 1/2 inches.

Price: $1,600

Peter Zoller

Labeled:

Peter Zoller - Geigenbaumeister
Copy Nicholas Amati Cremona c. 1642
European copies of Great Italian Instruments
for Potter Violin Shop
N. 12581 in 2009

Two piece maple back. Two piece spruce top. Fitted in ebony.

Available in 15 1/2 inches.

Price: $1,600

Samuel Shen Model 800 Violas

Handmade in Suzhou, China by Samuel Shen. One-piece maple back. Two-piece spruce top of fine-width grain broadening toward the edges. Fitted in ebony with Helicore strings.

Available in sizes 15 to 16 1/2 inches.
Also available in 14 inches.

Price: $1,635

Jean-Pierre Lupot Violas

Beijing, China. Two-piece maple back, well flamed. Two-piece spruce top. Antiqued spirit varnish contains some red pigment. Fitted in ebony with Helicore strings.

Available in sizes 15 to 16 1/2 inches.

Price: $1,650

Andreas Eastman Model 605 Violas

Two piece beautifully flamed maple back. Two piece spruce top. German-style multi-layer shaded spirit varnish. Fitted in boxwood and Helicore strings.

Available in 15 1/2 and 16 inch sizes.

Price: $1,712

Richard Henson

Hong Kong, 2006. From the workshop of Richard Henson, Luthier. Two-piece maple back with a wide width flame. The spruce top has a very pronounced medium to wide width grain. The varnish is reddish orange-brown on a golden ground with simulated wear patterns and patina marks throughout. The viola is fitted in ebony with Helicore strings.

Available in 16 3/8 inches.

Price: $1,800

Andreas Eastman Model 605 Ergonomic Violas

This viola is created on the lira di braccio pattern (cut away pattern), which lends itself to more comfortable reach of the higher positions. The woods in this viola are awesome. The highly flamed back is two-piece maple with wide width flame. The spruce table contains a medium width grain. The viola is antiqued with patina marks and has an orange brown varnish on a golden ground. Boxwood fittings.

Available in 16 1/2 inches.

Price: $1,900

Antonio Scarlatti

Labeled:

Antonio Scarlatti
Toronto Anno 2001 Model VA 203
Handmade especially for Sinoman Music Ltd.
From the workshop of Xuechang Sun, Beijin, China

Two piece flamed maple back. Matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece spruce top. Fitted in ebony with Helicore strings.

Available in 15 1/2 inches.

Price: $1,900

Benjamin Lee Violas

Created in the Benjamin Lee Workshop, the Benjamin Lee violas feature seasoned, flamed maple and select spruce. They are finished with an antiqued dark brown oil varnish.

Each Benjamin Lee viola is fitted with a French Aubert or Despiau maple bridge, rosewood fittings, and Helicore strings.

Available in 15 1/2, 15 3/4 and 16 inch sizes.

Price: $2,000

John Juzek

Labeled:

John Juzek
Violinmaker in Prague
Made in Czechoslovakia

Two piece highly flamed maple back. Matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece spruce top. Fitted in ebony.

Available in 16 inches.

Price: $2,100

Francis Pittock Model 625

Named in honor of Francis Pittock. He was an outstanding teacher from Ohio and Pennsylvania. Francis contributed to the development of numerous fine instrumentalists. Professor Pittock died in 1992.

This instrument will make a great viola for an intermediate to more serious student. It has a focused bottom that carries very well and a rich, sweet top on the treble strings. Two-piece highly flamed maple back. The viola is artistically antiqued with simulated wear patterns and the varnish has a slightly crackled look. Boxwood fittings.

Available in 16 inches.

Price: $2,100

Pietro Lombardi Violas

Made in Beijing, China, Anno 2009. Beautiful two piece highly flamed maple back. Two piece spruce top. Fitted in boxwood with Helicore strings.

Available in 16 1/2 inches.

Price: $2,250

Rudoulf Doetsch Violas

Rudoulf Doetsch instruments are crafted in Germany from select European tone woods. The fingerboard is made of high quality African ebony, and the instrument comes with ebony fittings and a French Aubert or Despiau maple bridge.

Antique-style varnish is applied and tonal adjustments are made in the United States for a professional appearance and sound. Rudoulf Doetsch violas are fitted with Helicore strings.

Available in sizes from 14 to 16 1/2 inches.

Price: $2,329

Andreas Eastman Model 905 Violas

Two piece highly flamed maple back with matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece spruce top with a straight medium width grain. Fitted in English boxwood. The finish is a hand-applied golden brown antique-style spirit varnish.

This instrument was crafted by the most accomplished and experienced makers at Eastman Strings.

Available in 16 inches.

Price: $2,400

Camillo Callegari Violas

Camillo Callegari instruments are crafted in China and finished here at J.R. Judd Violins. Two piece maple back. Two piece spruce top. Fitted in ebony and Thomastik Dominant strings with a Helicore A. These violas have a rich evenness of sound.

Available in 15 1/2, 15 7/8, 16 1/8 and 16 1/2 inch sizes.

Price: $2,500

Labeled "Gunther Prager"

This viola bears the label:

Gunther Prager, Copy of Andreas Amati, Erlangen Germany, Anno 2006.

Two piece maple back with medium width flame. Two piece spruce top with straight, medium width grain. The varnish is a medium to dark orange-brown over a light golden orange ground. The varnish contains much patina and antiquing and simulated wear. The instrument has ebony fittings and projects a clear, strong sound.

Available in 16 and 16 1/2 inch sizes.

Price: $2,500

Andreas Eastman Model 906

Two piece maple back with matching ribs, neck and scroll. Two piece spruce top which contains a medium width grain. A special antique-style oil varnish gives this viola lots of character. It also has a remarkable, projecting "old" sound.

This instrument was made under direct supervision of a master luthier at the Eastman Strings Company.

Available in 16 inches.

Price: $2,900

Lionel Tertis Model Viola

Handmade in China with exceptional woods and workmanship. One piece highly flamed maple back with matching ribs, neck and scroll. Amber-orange varnish on a golden ground consistent throughout. Fitted in ebony.

Available in 16 inches.

Price: $2,995