Bernd Hiller & Sohn Giovanni Paolo Maggini Viola

Viola

• Size: 16" x 40.5 cm
• Model based on the design by Giovanni Paolo Maggini
• Completely handmade in Regensburg (Germany) by master violin maker Bernd Hiller
• All components of the instrument are perfectly harmonised by Bernd Hiller
• Old seasoned tonewood
• Beautiful narrow-grained spruce top
• Deeply flamed split maple back
• Deeply flamed sides and neck
• Double purfling on the top and back
• Red-brown varnish made to a proprietary formula using the finest natural resins and oils
• Fingerboard, nut, and bottom saddle made from high-quality ebony
• Berdani tuning pegs (French model) made from dark boxwood
• Berdani tailpiece: 127 mm French model made from dark boxwood with 4 integrated titanium fine-tuners
• Berdani chinrest: Guarneri model made from dark boxwood with titanium mechanism (hypoallergenic)
• Berdani endpin made from dark boxwood
• Decentralised centre for adjusting the tension of the tailpiece
• Evah Pirazzi Gold strings
• Integrated titanium fine-tuners for all 4 strings
• Despiau bridge
• Powerful and dark-sounding in the lower registers
• Well-rounded and overtone-rich sound in the upper registers
• Fast response and slim neck
• Slimline model
• Particularly suitable for players with small hands
• Very comfortable to play
• Scale length: 360 mm
• Length: 405 mm
• Includes certificate from master violin maker Bernd Hiller