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Our fine instruments are hand chosen by our staff of professional musicians. Each instrument goes through a 12-point evaluation and set up to optimize for playability and tone color.

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Ada Quaranta, Cuneo 2021, 16 3/8″

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Country	Italy
City	Cuneo
Year	2021
Body Length	416mm
Upper Bout	199mm
Middle Bout	136mm
Lower Bout	245mm

This viola is labeled and by Ada Quaranta, Boves 2021 and its body length measures 16 ⅜”. It is accompanied by a certificate from the maker. Ada Quaranta studied violin making at the Antonio Stradivari International Violin Making School in…

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Maximilian Frirsz, 1963, 16 3/4″

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Country	United States
Year	1963
Body Length	425mm
Upper Bout	206mm
Middle Bout	145mm
Lower Bout	264mm

This viola is labeled Max Frirsz, Violin Maker, 1963. Frirsz was an Hungarian violin maker who moved to New York during the Hungarian revolution. The Frirsz family of violin makers goes back to the mid 1800s with cabinet maker Antol…

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Stefano Trabucchi, Cremona 2020, 16 1/4″

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Country	Italy
City	Cremona
Year	2020
Body Length	413mm
Upper Bout	198mm
Middle Bout	138mm
Lower Bout	252mm

This viola is by and labeled Stefano Trabucchi, Cremona 2020. Born into a musical family, Stefano Trabucchi enrolled in the School of Lutherie “A. Stradivari” in Cremona, Italy at the age of 14. Upon completion he apprenticed with Marco Nolli,…

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L. Dalton Potter, Takoma Park, MD 2020, 16 1/2″

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Country	United States
City	Takoma Park
Year	2020
Body Length	418mm
Upper Bout	218mm
Middle Bout	148mm
Lower Bout	270mm

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…

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Nullo Carletti, Bologna 1948, 17 1/8″

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Country	Italy
City	Bologna
Year	1948
Body Length	435mm
Upper Bout	200mm
Middle Bout	140mm
Lower Bout	252mm

This viola is labeled Nulo Carletti, Bologna 1948 and its body length measures 17 ⅛”. Nullo Carletti (1911 – 1978) was the son of violin maker Carlo Carletti. Nullo and his brother Natale Carletti ran a workshop in Bologna, Italy…

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William Bartruff, Minneapolis, 15 7/8″

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Country	United States
City	Minneapolis
Body Length	404mm
Upper Bout	197mm
Middle Bout	136mm
Lower Bout	245mm

This viola is labeled Carlo Landolphi by Willaim 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…

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