AS01/ 35 Antique 16″ viola. Labelled: ‘Carvana Biagio Marsigliese, Via Criscenzio, Roma 1935’. Sound sample.
£2,200.00
AS01/ 35 Antique 16″ Viola. Labelled: ‘Carvana Biagio Marsigliese, Via Criscenzio, Roma 1935.’ With Thomastik Dominant strings.
Professional player comment: ‘Great depth with haunting sound. Very mellow with even tone across the register.’
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Rustic handmade viola with neck graft. Made of plain pine front with plain figured maple back sides and neck scroll. Red-brown translucent oil varnish. Ebony fittings. With length of back of 16″ (40.64 cm) and string length of 37cm.
Biagio Caruana Marsigliese (1885, to1957), a violin maker active from 1905 in Rome. He was awarded Gold medals awarded at Padua, Rome, Florence, and Cremona. He was also a double bass player
