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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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Jules Gaillard Violin, Mirecourt 1867

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Country	France
City	Mirecourt
Year	1867
Body Length	359mm
Upper Bout	166mm
Middle Bout	111mm
Lower Bout	202mm

This violin is labeled and by Jules Gaillard, Mirecourt 1867. Mirecourt maker, and son of Louis Gaillard, Jules’ instruments are sought after for their power and depth. He also trained and collaborated with Paul Bailly. This instrument, accompanied by a…

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Maximilian Frirsz Viola, 1963, 16 3/4″

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Country	United States
City	New York
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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L. Dalton Potter, Takoma Park, MD 2020, 16 12 Viola Top

L. Dalton Potter Viola, 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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William Bartruff Viola Landolfi Copy Top

William Bartruff Viola, 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 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…

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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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Bruno Barbieri Violin, Mantova 1973

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Country	United States
City	Mantua
Year	1973
Body Length	356mm
Upper Bout	168mm
Middle Bout	114mm
Lower Bout	206mm

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…

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