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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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Georges Mougenot, Brussels 1880

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Country	Belgium
City	Brussels
Year	1880
Body Length	357mm
Upper Bout	169mm
Middle Bout	111mm
Lower Bout	208mm

Georges Mougenot was born in Mirecourt in 1843. His training involved an apprenticeship with Deroux and he worked for Hilaire Darche. In 1875, he took over the shop of Nicolas Vuillaume in Brussels. Georges Mougenot is known for scrupulous wood…

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C7422 44 Violin labeled Edward Withers 22 Wardour Street London c1900 front

Edward Withers II Violin, London c.1900

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Country	England
City	London
Year	1900
Body Length	360mm
Upper Bout	168mm
Middle Bout	111mm
Lower Bout	208mm

Violin labeled Edward Withers, 22 Wardour Street, London Born in London in 1844, Edward Withers was trained by his father as well as John Lott, and was notably appointed maker to the Duke of Edinburgh in 1893. In addition to…

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Ada Quaranta, Cuneo 2021

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Country	Italy
City	Cuneo
Year	2021
Body Length	353mm
Upper Bout	167mm
Middle Bout	111mm
Lower Bout	206mm

This violin is labeled and by Ada Quaranta, Cuneo 2021. Ada Quaranta studied violin making at the Antonio Stradivari International Violin Making School in Cremona, Italy. From 1992 to 1999, she worked as a restorer for shops including J.F. Schmitt…

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

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Country	United States
City	Philadelphia
Year	1988
Body Length	420mm
Upper Bout	207mm
Middle Bout	144mm
Lower Bout	247mm

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…

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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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