This Andrea Guarneri Viola is inspired by the 'Conte
Vitale' of 1676. SOLD
The 1 piece slab back of well seasoned spectacularly figured English sycamore
(actually the real European maple - acer pseudoplatanus) -
not unlike the one found on the ex Primrose Guarneri - only mine with less
knots!
The front is of Italian spruce with a very attractive hazel figure (Germ.:
Haselfichte; amer. - bearclaw spruce).
The body length is 16.25'' - 413mm with a string length of 373mm.
2 coats of a lightly pigmented transparent oil varnish over a mineral ground
give a warm glowing hue, reflecting orange and red from within the golden
ground.
This model with its broad outline and wide C-bout maximises the air volume in
the sound box,
which together with close attention to the originals deep fluted edges produces
a warm velvety sound and rich harmonic overtones.
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