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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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Nullo Carletti, Bologna 1948, 17 1/8″

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Country	Italy
City	Bologna
Year	1948
Body Length	435mm
Upper Bout	200mm
Middle Bout	140mm
Middle Bout	252mm

This viola is labeled Nulo Carletti, Bologna 1948 and its body length measures 17 ⅛”. Nullo Carletti (1911 – 1978) was the son of violin maker Carlo Carletti. Nullo and his brother Natale Carletti ran a workshop in Bologna, Italy…

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William Bartruff, Minneapolis, 15 7/8″

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Country	United States
City	Minneapolis
Body Length	404mm
Upper Bout	197mm
Middle Bout	136mm
Middle Bout	245mm

This viola is labeled Carlo Landolphi by Willaim Bartruff and its body length measures 15 ⅞”. From a young age, William Bartruff was fascinated with fine musical instruments after he was given a Gasparo da Salò violin at the age…

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Viola labeled Giovanni Cavani et Figlio Spilamberto 1934 Top

Giovanni Cavani et Figlio, Spilamberto 1934, 16 1/4″

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Country	Italy
City	Spilamberto
Year	1934
Body Length	414mm
Upper Bout	193mm
Middle Bout	128mm
Middle Bout	241mm

This viola is labeled Giovanni Cavani et Figlio, c.1934 and its body length measures 16 ¼”. Giovanni Cavani was born in 1851 in Spilamberto, Italy. Cavani’s instruments often show a preference for Guarneri del Gesù’s model. This viola is available…

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Viola labeled Patrizio Orippi Cremona 2014 Top

Patrizio Orippi, Cremona 2014, 16 1/4″

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Country	Italy
City	Cremona
Year	2014
Body Length	413mm
Upper Bout	192mm
Middle Bout	134mm
Middle Bout	245mm

This viola is labeled and by Patrizio Orippi, 2014 and its body length measures 16 ¼”. It is accompanied by a certificate. Patrizio Orippi was born in Parma, Italy in 1970. When he was only 15, he joined the International…

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Peter Pots, Palermo, 16 3/8″

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Country	Italy
City	Palermo
Body Length	417mm
Upper Bout	199mm
Middle Bout	140mm
Middle Bout	263mm

This viola is branded Peter Pots, Palermo. Its body length measures 16 3/8″. Peter Pots is a Dutch luthier who studied in Cremona. His instruments are based on traditional Cremonese and Italian models, and are in much demand by professionals…

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Wilhelm Kapfhammer, 1973, 16 1/2″

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Year	1973
Body Length	420mm
Upper Bout	204mm
Middle Bout	140mm
Middle Bout	250mm

This viola is labeled Wilhelm Kapfhammer, 1973. Its body length measures 16 1/2″. Wilhelm Kapfhammer studied at the Mittenwald school of violin making, then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in the 1970s where he taught at the Violin Making…

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