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Viola.

Technical description: Soundboard of spruce; back, ribs, neck and head of sycamore; fingerboard, tailpiece, tail-gut protector, pegs and endpin of ebony. Soundboard has close, even grain, black/sycamore/black purfling, golden varnish with orange tinge. Arch of soundboard 17mm. Medium figure on ribs and two piece back, figure on back goes up towards the top in the centre and down at the edges. Ebony plugged holes at the top and bottom of the back, offset from the centre line. Back arch 17mm. Neck and head of one piece, added piece of ebony at the heel between the bottom of the neck and the back. Unvarnished neck. Neck length 149; fingerboard length 297, width at nut 23.5, at bottom 45.2.Tailpiece incorporating 4 fine tuners.

  • Measurements:657