Scala Vilagio R.O. A. Guarneri Conte Vitale

Viola

• Built in the style of the Andrea Guarneri ‘Conte Vitale�?viola (1676) by Ryszard Osowski in the finest craftsmanship in Upper Franconia, Germany
• Hand-applied lacquer finish by son Dawid Osowsky in Nowy Targ / Poland
• Modification of the arching of the top and back
• Widening of the middle and lower bout
• Scroll based on their own design, inspired by the most beautiful works of Guarneri
• F-holes of their own design in the style of Guarneri
• Sides built on an inner mould according to the Cremonese tradition
• Italian oil varnish made from Baltic amber, produced in-house, hand-applied according to the original model of the historical instrument in a radiant gold-brown shade
• Selected well-seasoned tone woods from the best regions of Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland and Bosnia
• Selected fine-grained spruce top
• Body made from deeply flamed maple
• Precisely matched, elegant pernambuco fittings from a selected Milo trunk, bridge and hand-split soundboard from our own production
• Powerful and extremely assertive sound with strong projection
• Wide colour spectrum with a strong character in the lows and mids, combined with a harmonising richness of overtones
• Body length: 420 mm
• Neck length: 150 mm
• Bridge position: 222 mm
• Width of upper bout: 197 mm
• Width of middle bout: 136 mm
• Width of lower bout: 249 mm
• Strings: Thomastik Infeld Dynamo
• Includes certificate of authenticity