bryan Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Does anyone know of this maker or please comment on what they would think the quality level of this viola would be? It would be my first baroque instrument. Thanks. http://www.baroquecello.com/ordering.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANFIO Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 It's difficult to find a good sounding viola, and I believe that it may be the same with a baroque one. I would play the instrument first. In the case, it seems the site lacks information about soundbox lenght, that is a crucial information in the case of violas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 You mention "maker" - hopefully you understand that those are "factory" instruments. There is a Czech factory brand of Baroque instruments called "Ceska" - those might be it, although I don't know much about them. Don't have overly high expectations of a factory instrument at that price. The very least I would suggest you do if you buy one of those is to have it set up by a luthier with experience in Baroque setups, not only because the performance of virtually all trade instruments can be improved immeasurably by a good setup, but also because the "factory setup" is often so bad that it makes the instrument virtually unplayable at worst, or severely inhibits its potential at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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