Instruments

Replicas

Viola

High Baroque

Viola High Baroque

Maker

Date

Provenance

Body length

Built

In

Andrea Guarneri (ca. 1626–1698)1676Cremona
42 cm

Neck length

Stop length

Vibrating String length

14.8 cm22.5 cm37.2 cm

The original instrument is privately owned. Its original components were lost during the modifications made to adapt it for modern performance practice. However, the original neck was not completely removed; instead, it was simply extended by gluing on additional wood. This allows the original scale length to be determined with a fair degree of accuracy. Replicas are crafted using historical construction methods, with missing parts reconstructed based on existing originals.