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
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