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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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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 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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Helmuth A. Keller, Philadelphia c.1985, 16 1/2″

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Country	United States
City	Philadelphia
Year	1985
Body Length	421mm
Upper Bout	208mm
Middle Bout	146mm
Lower Bout	248mm

This viola is labeled Helmuth A. Keller, Philadelphia c.1985. 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 shop…

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Baptiste Juguera, Montpellier 2019, 16 3/8″

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Country	France
City	Montpellier
Year	2019
Body Length	415mm
Upper Bout	198mm
Middle Bout	141mm
Lower Bout	247mm

This viola is labeled Baptiste Juguera, Montpellier 2019 and its body length measures 16 ⅜”. Baptiste Juguera was born in Toulouse, France. His interest in violin making began at the early age of six. Juguera studied violin making at the…

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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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