MANFIO

I sold many violas to players that were not looking for a new viola. Players are welcome.

Grazie tante Davide! Francesco Bissolotti used similar wood, if I remember well my visit to his workshop some decades ago. The varnish system was the same. I think the difference is due to the very nature of the wood. I use Marciana varnish diluted in turpentine to enhance the flames, mainly the faint ones, I keep brushing the flames with a small brush to enhance them. Questo anno ho voglia di visitare i miei nel Veneto (Fontaniva), forse andrò in Cremona anche!!!

Two violas, 15.5 and 16 inches (39.6 and 40.7 cm), recent production

I don't know how it sounds. But I know some makers who have used it in the past. Let's see. The proof is in the pudding.

Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too!

Thanks!

Oh, I am sorry, I was not aware of the choke and I overreacted. Sorry for that.

I am a viola maker, not a paper tower maker. I know that the truth is in the pudding, but I have made many many violas with different woods that were - or are played in these orchestras (many with principals and assistant principals), quartets and ensembles in 6 Continents: Gewandhaus Leizpig The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Royal Phillharmonic Orchestra (London) Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg Korean Chamber Orchestra - KCO (Seoul) Sydney Opera New York City Opera Gulbenkian Orchestra (Lisbon) Dresden Phillharmonic Chamber Philharmonic Metamorphosen (Berlin) European Philharmonic of Switzerland – EPOS National Opera of Ukraine Libero Ensemble (Amsterdam) European Union Youth Orchestra Queensland Symphony Orchestra (Australia) Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester Kyiv Soloists (Ukraine) Cordoba Orchestra (Argentina) Cape Symphony (USA) Odense Symphony Orchestra (Denmark) Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra Chile National Orchestra Pro Nova Ensemble (Canada) Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra (Canada) Tulsa Symphony (USA) São Paulo State Orchestra Zenne Quartett (Brussels) Forstmann Quartett (Seoul) Delgani String Quartet (USA) ELVINA QUARTET (Australia) London Chamber Players The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle (USA) I Maestri (London) The Kansas City Symphony (USA) Arcadia Mundi, (London) Firebird (London) Russian Virtuosi of Europe. www.manfioviolas.com

I finished the viola with the quilted maple ("acero pomello" in Italian) and started varnishing it. www.manfioviolas.com

In this video I talk about my personal viola model inspired in the Italian classics.

Viola varnishing.