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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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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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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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William E. Slaby Viola, Royal Oak 1962, 16 3/8″

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Country	United States
City	Royal Oak
Year	1962
Body Length	416mm
Upper Bout	203mm
Middle Bout	157mm
Lower Bout	264mm

This viola is labeled William E. Slaby, Royal Oak 1962 and its body length measures 16 ⅜”. William Slaby was born in 1916 in Traverse City, Michigan, and made his first violin at the age of 8. It wasn’t until…

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Bruno Barbieri Violin, Mantova 1973

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Country	United States
City	Mantua
Year	1973
Body Length	356mm
Upper Bout	168mm
Middle Bout	114mm
Lower Bout	206mm

This violin is labeled Bruno Barbieri, Mantova 1973. At the beginning of his career, Barbieri was influenced by his Italian contemporaries in the mid-1900s and grew to develop his own models. This example boasts a golden varnish with a single…

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Palmino Piampiani Firenze 2017 Violin Top

Palmino Piampiani Violin, Florence 2017

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Country	Italy
City	Florence
Year	2017
Body Length	356mm
Upper Bout	168mm
Middle Bout	109mm
Lower Bout	207mm

This violin is labeled Palmino Piampiani, Firenze 2017.

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Viola labeled Patrizio Orippi Cremona 2014 Top

Patrizio Orippi Viola, Cremona 2014, 16 1/4″

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Country	Italy
City	Cremona
Year	2014
Body Length	413mm
Upper Bout	192mm
Middle Bout	134mm
Lower 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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Takoma Park, MD 20912

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Gaithersburg, MD 20878

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7711 Eastern Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912

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

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