Before buying an instrument, you can make your very first choice by looking at the characteristics of each model, they will each have a profile that you can explore during tests. Of course, you can have an instrument loan for two weeks to have a thorough test and be sure to make the right choice, look at the technical characteristics, visual, dimensions, tone, history of the copy.
Take your time …
OUR PERSONNAL MODEL NARBONNAISE : 9 500€
2022 “LE NARBONNAIS”
Make the choice of lightness:
- Precise and organic sound
- Handy and willing
- Mids forwards
Tech Specs:
- Dimensions: Body Lenght (40.7cm)
- Total Lenght (68cm)
- Weight: 585 gramms (without accessoires)
- Wood: Spruce from the Italian Alps (soundboard) Maple from the Balkans (neck, ribs and back) Willow (blocks & linings), Ebony from Africa (fingerboard), European Boxwood (Tailpiece, pegs)
Design of this model: I leaned, for this instrument, on a traditional Cremonese design, but playing on the body volume to counterbalance its small size. This viola is very easy to handle, ideal for young adults, people with small hands or musicians who want a precise and fast sounding viola. The creation of the geometry of this model is the result of long research carried out at the Narbonne workshop.
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OUR INSPIRATION FROM ANDREA GUARNERI : 10 800€
1676 “CONTE VITALE”
Choose the depth way:
- Warm and organic
- Expressive in all registers
- Bass forward
Technical characteristics:
- Dimensions: Body length (…mm)
- Overall length: (…mm)
- Weight: …. grams (without accessories)
- Wood: Spruce from the Italian Alps (soundboard) Maple from the Balkans (neck, ribs and back) Willow (blocks & linings), Ebony from Africa (fingerboard, Tailpiece, pegs)
History of this luthier: Guarnerius (Andrea), like the Amati family, worked in the small town of Cremona. His instruments were unique in their style with a very artistic and very typical “tool stroke”. The visual style is more raw, the sound is deep and organic.
Prices displayed without outfit