I just found your channel from the Smithsonian vid - I was soooooo glad to see so much viola footage in it!! I think you are the global ambassador for viola. Seeing this viola is quite cool - I play on a Stanick copy, 16.5" (Basically a 17" with 275mm lower bouts, and a little over 38mm string length) so am always on the lookout for 'phat' violas (to see if they use a shoulder rest, and if so, which one. I have a Mach 1 XL but am wanting to try something else.
I watched your video and then switched on the TV the French/German station "arte". They were playing the documentary "Sergiu Celibidache and the Berlin Philharmonic ". 😂 Viola....viola indeed!
What fascinates me (as a woodworker) is the fact that the adjustment made to it is basically an endgrain to endgrain glued joint on quite thin pieces of wood and that it’s stable.
I was curious about how a large viola would be cut down, so I went googling and ran into this video. Now I'm really confused!!! A very interesting video!
Such an interesting video. It's incredible that they could enlarge an instrument like that without destroying it. Would love to know how much it's valued. It sounded so gorgeous!
I just found your channel from the Smithsonian vid - I was soooooo glad to see so much viola footage in it!! I think you are the global ambassador for viola.
Seeing this viola is quite cool - I play on a Stanick copy, 16.5" (Basically a 17" with 275mm lower bouts, and a little over 38mm string length) so am always on the lookout for 'phat' violas (to see if they use a shoulder rest, and if so, which one. I have a Mach 1 XL but am wanting to try something else.
I watched your video and then switched on the TV the French/German station "arte". They were playing the documentary "Sergiu Celibidache and the Berlin Philharmonic ". 😂 Viola....viola indeed!
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What fascinates me (as a woodworker) is the fact that the adjustment made to it is basically an endgrain to endgrain glued joint on quite thin pieces of wood and that it’s stable.
I think there’s a lot going on below the surface. I suspect it is more like interlocking keys or Lego pieces than a flat joint which it appears to be.
Amazing and thank you for sharing this
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was curious about how a large viola would be cut down, so I went googling and ran into this video. Now I'm really confused!!! A very interesting video!
Ha! Yes, everyone cut down violas their own way…
Fascinating one. Picking process stretching process ... well done
Thanks for watching!
Such an interesting video. It's incredible that they could enlarge an instrument like that without destroying it.
Would love to know how much it's valued. It sounded so gorgeous!
Yes, a testament to the woodworking skill of the Hill family!
It always annoys me to hear a 16" being called a small viola. Some of us were not blessed with man hands 😭
Sorry…how about…“relatively less large”?