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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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Raymond Melanson, 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 labeled Raymond Melanson, Rochester MA 2018 and body length meaures 16″. 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…

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Christopher Jacoby, Auburn 2015, 15 5/8″

sold

Country	United States
City	Auburn
Year	2015
Body Length	397mm
Upper Bout	198mm
Middle Bout	139mm
Lower Bout	241mm

This viola was made by Christopher Jacoby in Auburn, NE in 2015. Christopher Jacoby studied at the Violin Making School of America from 2003-2007. After attending the Violin Making School of America, Christopher moved next door to study repair and…

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Pierre Gaggini, Nice 1972, 16 1/8″

sold

Country	France
City	Nice
Year	1972
Body Length	411mm
Upper Bout	192mm
Middle Bout	133mm
Lower Bout	244mm

This viola is labeled Petrus Gaggini, Nicaea Civitas 1972 and its body length measures 16 ⅛”.Pierre Gaggini was a violin maker and was the nephew of luthier Albert Louis Blanchi, with whom he apprenticed. Until 1927, he worked in Paris…

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Georgeus Foschi, 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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Simon Eberl, Lubeck 2017, 16″

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Country	Germany
City	Lübeck
Year	2017
Body Length	407mm
Upper Bout	198mm
Middle Bout	137mm
Lower Bout	244mm

Simon Eberl studied at the Mittenwald school of violin making. In 2016, he joined with Julia Jostes and they established a workshop in Lübeck, Germany. Eberl’s work with Jostes won a silver medal for their instrument quartet at the Violin…

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Denis Cormier, Montreal 2017, 16 1/4″

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Country	Canada
City	Montreal
Year	2017
Body Length	413mm
Upper Bout	195mm
Middle Bout	140mm
Lower Bout	247mm

This viola was made by Denis Cormier in Montreal in 2017. Its body length measures 16 1/4″. Denis Cormier has made over 260 violins, violas, and cellos during the last twenty-five years. Their remarkable qualities have been recognized by musicians…

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