Fine Instruments

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.

Instrument Type

Select All
Cellos
Violas
Violins

Availability

Country of Origin

Maker

Year Made

Price Range

View:

Ada Quaranta, Cuneo 2021

sold

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…

Details

Maximilian Frirsz Viola, 1963, 16 3/4″

available

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…

Details Inquire

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

sold

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…

Details

L. Dalton Potter, Takoma Park, MD 2020, 16 12 Viola Top

L. Dalton Potter Viola, Takoma Park, MD 2020, 16 1/2″

available

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…

Details Inquire

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

sold

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…

Details

Baptiste Juguera, Montpellier 2019, 16 3/8″

sold

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…

Details

Pages: 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637

Instrument Type

Availability

Country of Origin

Maker

Year Made

Price Range

7711 Eastern Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912

830 Muddy Branch Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 652-7070 1 (800) 317-9452

Tues - Fri

Saturday

Fine Instruments

Instrument Type

Availability

Country of Origin

Maker

Year Made

Price Range

7711 Eastern Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912

830 Muddy Branch Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 652-7070 1 (800) 317-9452

Tues - Fri

Saturday

Ask a Question

For Sales and Repairs, please call:

301-652-7070

7711 Eastern Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912

830 Muddy Branch Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20878