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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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William E. Slaby Viola, Royal Oak 1962, 16 3/8″

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Country	United States
City	Royal Oak
Year	1962
Body Length	416mm
Upper Bout	203mm
Middle Bout	157mm
Lower Bout	264mm

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…

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Viola labeled Patrizio Orippi Cremona 2014 Top

Patrizio Orippi Viola, Cremona 2014, 16 1/4″

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Country	Italy
City	Cremona
Year	2014
Body Length	413mm
Upper Bout	192mm
Middle Bout	134mm
Lower Bout	245mm

This viola is labeled and by Patrizio Orippi, 2014 and its body length measures 16 ¼”. It is accompanied by a certificate. Patrizio Orippi was born in Parma, Italy in 1970. When he was only 15, he joined the International…

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Wilhelm Kapfhammer, 1973, 16 1/2″

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Country	Germany
Year	1973
Body Length	420mm
Upper Bout	204mm
Middle Bout	140mm
Lower Bout	250mm

This viola is labeled Wilhelm Kapfhammer, 1973. Wilhelm Kapfhammer studied at the Mittenwald school of violin making, then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in the 1970s where he taught at the Violin Making School of America. This viola is…

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Yann Poulain Viola, Montpellier 2014, 16 3/8″

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Country	France
City	Montpellier
Year	2014
Body Length	413mm
Upper Bout	195mm
Middle Bout	141mm
Lower Bout	245mm

This viola is by Yann Poulain, made in Montpellier in 2014. Yann Poulain is a Montpellier violin maker who combines the Italian and French luthier traditions. He is a graduate of the Newark School of Violin Making in England and…

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Raymond Melanson, Rochester, MA 2018 #362 Top

Raymond Melanson Viola, Rochester, MA 2018, 16″

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Country	United States
City	Rochester
Year	2018
Body Length	405mm
Upper Bout	195mm
Middle Bout	134mm
Lower Bout	245mm

This viola is by Raymond Melanson, made in Rochester MA in 2018. After studying arts and violin performance at the University of Lowell in Massachusetts, Raymond Melanson studied bow repair under Arnold Bone and violin repair under Hans Nebel at…

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Georgeus Foschi Viola, Milan 1982, 16″

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Country	Italy
City	Milan
Year	1982
Body Length	407mm
Upper Bout	194mm
Middle Bout	137mm
Lower Bout	240mm

This viola is labeled and by Georgeus Foschi, Milan 1982 and its body length measures 16”. It is accompanied by a certificate from the maker. Giorgio Foschi began his violin making workshop in Carate Brianza, Italy in the 1960s. He…

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