5 string baroque viola - now taking orders

Very interesting things are violas, deep and rich in tone. Even more interesting when they have 5 strings and a baroque style. Hard to find.

A five string viola is the ideal instrument for covering the registers of both violin and viola in one instrument. Five string violas incorporate the rich resonance and bass of the viola, and their larger body sizes give maximum potential for a full C string sound.

Five string violas are used by folk, jazz, rock, experimental and even some orchestral players, and also by violin/viola teachers - it means they only need to carry one instrument around when teaching a mixture of students of both violin and viola.

One rare 5 string viola finished two days ago and I am pleased with the results.
Finished in a soft golden spirit varnish, this is another luthier crafted beauty which features sculpted fingerboard, baroque f-hole detail, and aged european woods (including a very delicious tiger maple back).

These are now available for pre-order (allow up to 6 weeks for your instrument to be built and finished to your specification.
Available via AMAZON

More details on this instrument HERE (including very detailed slideshow)

My next project will be another baroque violin and an octave violin using a viola body. Will be blogging about that transformation on here

Antique finish baroque violin available now on the website

Hand crafted baroque 4/4 violin with antique spirit varnish finish and fitted baroque bridge.
This is a luthier crafted violin which took weeks to make.

High quality and one of a kind instrument for the musician who wants something a bit different.

Features a quality European spruce top with flamed aged maple back.

This violin is fully blocked and lined, and features traditional inlaid purfling, hand carved open scroll and excellent quality hardware.

Finished with a traditional, hand applied (over many weeks ) age old recipe which includes spirit varnishes, shellacs, resins and oils.
We do not like using oil based varnishes as we feel that they hinder and restrict both the sound of the instrument and the beauty of the wood.
The spirit varnish is applied in many layers over a "ground" (like a base coat )


Features:

* Strong even grain on top wood
* Stunning flamed maple neck, back and ribs
* Air dried wood ( 25 years )
* Quality fitted baroque precision carved bridge and sound post
* Four fine tuners will be included in the sale (not everyone likes to use them )
* Hand finished
* Ebony pegs and fingerboard
* Special hand carved baroque tail piece
* Mother of pearl inlaid ebony end pin
* Quality strings
* Attractive and unusual open carving on scroll (hand carved)

NO bow or case are included in this sale sorry but the instrument will be very well packed and sent insured and tracked.

The violin is loud and rich in sound, and can be tuned to a traditional tuning or lower for a baroque tuning.
A lovely instrument which is very hard to find especially at this quality

Please feel free to ask any questions

FREE postage on this (insured and tracked )

To see more pictures of this lovely instrument please visit the website

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instrument £450.00 GBP instrument with case £499.00 GBP

Thomastik infeld blue strings Obligato strings Evah Pirazzi Violin String Set 4/4