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This viola is labeled Helmuth Keller & Sons, Philadelphia, c.1988. Helmuth Keller is from one of the famed Philadelphia families of violin makers. Son-in-law of Martin Nebel – who worked for Wurlitzer in New York and then opened his own shop in Philadelphia – Keller came to Philadelphia from Germany after the Second World War to work for William Moennig & Son. In the early 1960s, he opened his own business which continues under his son, Stephen Keller.

This viola is available for trial via shipping or in our showroom.

This viola is labeled and by L. Dalton Potter, Takoma Park, MD 2020. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Potter has built a reputation for expertise in tonal and playing adjustments to some of the most historically important string instruments in the world. His long experience in fine restorations contributes significantly to the instruments he creates from scratch, as well as the high-quality workshop instruments produced in his shop.

This viola is available for viewing in our showroom and trial.

This viola is labeled Helmuth A. Keller, Philadelphia c.1985. Helmuth Keller is from one of the famed Philadelphia families of violin makers. Son-in-law of Martin Nebel – who worked for Wurlitzer in New York and then opened his own shop in Philadelphia – Keller came to Philadelphia from Germany after the Second World War to work for William Moennig & Son. In the early 1960s, he opened his own business which continues under his son, Stephen Keller.

This Da Salo copy viola is available for trial via shipping or in our showroom.

This viola is labeled Carlo Landolphi by William Bartruff and its body length measures 15 ⅞”. It was the primary instrument of a Chicago Symphony Orchestra member.

From a young age, William Bartruff was fascinated with fine musical instruments after he was given a Gasparo da Salò violin at the age of six. He went on to study the early Italian violin makers and craft his own instruments modeled after the great makers he studied. William currently operates a shop in Minneapolis, MN. This viola is available for trial via shipment or viewing in our showroom.

This viola is labeled William E. Slaby, Royal Oak 1962 and its body length measures 16 ⅜”.

William Slaby was born in 1916 in Traverse City, Michigan, and made his first violin at the age of 8. It wasn’t until after receiving a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Industrial Education and a period in the armed forces that he started crafting violins again. Even though violin making was not his primary source of income, his work was recognized as being experimental, yet precise. William attributed his making-success to his mentors, including Josef Deulin, Carmen White, E.H. Sangster, and Joseph Michelman. This viola is available for trial via shipment or viewing in our showroom.

This violin is labeled Bruno Barbieri, Mantova 1973.

At the beginning of his career, Barbieri was influenced by his Italian contemporaries in the mid-1900s and grew to develop his own models. This example boasts a golden varnish with a single piece back of expressively-flamed maple. Available for trial via shipping or in our showroom.

This violin is labeled Misha Parshenov, New York 1990.

Misha Parchenov immigrated to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1982, and at the time was carving jewelry for a New York designer. He enrolled at the North Bennett Street school of violin making and worked in several workshops in the Northeast United States before opening his own in Ridgefield, Connecticut. This violin is available for trial via shipment or in our showroom.

This violin is labeled and by L. Dalton Potter, Takoma Park, MD 2020.

With more than 30 years of experience in making, restoring and repairing fine stringed instruments, Dalton Potter is the driving force behind Potter Violins. While he began as a classical guitar maker, his passion for violins, violas and cellos has led him to restore and copy some of the most historically significant instruments, as well as create his own patterns. We are pleased to offer this Stradivarius model for trial via shipping or in our showroom.

This viola is labeled Alvin Thomas King, Potomac, Maryland 2007 and its body length measures 15 ⅞”.

Alvin Thomas King runs his workshop Fiddlehead Fine Stringed Instruments in Fayetteville, AK. King studied violin making with Karl Roy, former director of the Mittenwald violin making school, and Carleen Hutchins. King’s instruments are modeled after Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesu, Brothers Grancino, Pietro Rogeri, Andrea Guarneri, and Andrea Amati. This viola is available for trial via shipment or viewing in our showroom.

This viola is by and labeled Stanley Kiernoziak, Chicago 2019. Its body length measures 16 3/8″.

Stanley Kiernoziak attended the Technical College of Violin Making in Poland, then in 1989 moved to Chicago, Illinois to work with William Harris Lee & Co. Stanley has received numerous awards for his instruments from the Violin Society of America, including a certificate for tone in the instrument quartet competition in 2010.

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Helmuth Keller & Sons, Philadelphia c.1988, 16 1/2″

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830 Muddy Branch Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 652-7070 1 (800) 317-9452

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