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Violas · Models
Violas, viola makers, model families, and related orchestral bowed-string variants.
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NS Design WAV Viola Series
electric-viola · India
The NS Design WAV Viola Series is the more accessible NS electric viola line, using the NS Polar pickup system with passive, battery-free electronics, a maple neck and body, an ebony hand-graduated fingerboard, an adjustable bridge, and a 330 mm scale length. WAV violas are offered in four- and five-string configurations and are crafted in India.
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Andreas Eastman VA605 Viola
Viola · China
The Andreas Eastman VA605 is a master-grade viola built from premium spruce and flamed European maple, with an ebony fingerboard, ebony fittings with gold trim, hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and a German-style multi-layer shaded antiqued spirit varnish. Individually plate-tuned by master luthiers, it is offered on Stradivari and Tertis patterns in body lengths from 17 inches down to 15 inches.
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Stentor Messina Viola
Viola · China
The Stentor Messina viola (model SR1866) is a high-grade handcrafted viola carved from solid, figured tonewoods, with a carved spruce front and flamed maple back and ribs, ebony fittings and inlaid purfling. It is hand-finished in England and is offered across adult body lengths.
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NS Design NXTa Viola
electric-viola · Czech Republic
The NS Design NXTa Viola is a mid-tier electric viola line with the NS Polar pickup system, dual-mode active/passive output, battery-free operation, a patented precision tuning system, a solid maple body, and a 366 mm scale length. The official page describes it as based around a comfortable 16-inch viola string scale, with Sunburst or Satin Black finishes. It is crafted in the Czech Republic.
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Samuel Eastman VA150 Viola
Viola · China
The Samuel Eastman VA150 is a fully carved student viola built from aged solid tonewoods, with a spruce top, maple back and ribs, ebony fittings, hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and an amber-brown high-gloss varnish. Cut on the Stradivari pattern, it is offered in body lengths from 16.5 inches down to 11 inches and is a common school-program instrument.
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Samuel Eastman VA80 Viola
Viola · China
The Samuel Eastman VA80 is the entry-level viola in Eastman's Samuel Eastman line, hand-crafted from seasoned solid tonewoods with a spruce top, maple back and ribs, ebony fingerboard and fittings, hand-inlaid purfling, and a Despiau bridge. Offered in body lengths from a full 16.5-inch down to 11 inches, it is a durable, good-sounding instrument for beginning and school violists.
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Yamaha SVV200
Viola
The Yamaha SVV200 is a 16-inch solid-body SILENT Series electric viola for performance and quiet practice. Two piezo pickups with volume, an EQ mode switch, and EQ control drive headphone and line outputs, and the instrument runs on a single 9V battery. The body is spruce with a maple neck and ebony fingerboard.
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Stentor Student II Viola
Viola · China
The Stentor Student II viola (model SR1505) is a student viola outfit with a hand-carved solid spruce top and solid maple back and sides, ebony fingerboard, and outfit fittings including bow and case. It mirrors the construction of Stentor's popular Student II violin and is offered in body lengths such as 15 inches and 16 inches for younger and adult beginners.
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Stentor Arcadia Viola
Viola · China
The Stentor Arcadia viola (model SR1877) is part of the top of Stentor's range of high-grade orchestral models, individually hand carved from the most select, highly figured solid tonewoods with ebony fittings and fitted with professional-quality branded strings. It is also offered in an antique finish (SR1879).
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Samuel Eastman VA100 Viola
Viola · China
The Samuel Eastman VA100 is a fully carved student viola made from aged solid tonewoods, with a spruce top, maple back and ribs, ebony fittings, genuine hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and an amber-brown high-gloss varnish. Cut on the Stradivari pattern, it is offered in body lengths from 16.5 inches down to 11 inches.
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Stentor Student I Viola
Viola · China
The Stentor Student I (model SR1038) is an ideal entry-level student viola outfit, carved from solid tonewoods with inlaid purfling, an ebonised fingerboard and good quality pegs, and supplied complete with bow and case. It matches the construction of the Student I violin and is offered in a range of smaller body lengths for younger and beginning viola players.
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Stentor Elysia Viola
Viola · China
The Stentor Elysia viola (model SR1876) is a superb handcrafted viola hand carved from solid tonewoods with a selected spruce front and figured maple back, ribs and neck, inlaid purfling, traditional shellac varnish and ebony fingerboard and pegs. It is made in Stentor's specialist hand workshop and offered across adult body lengths from about 15 to 16.5 inches.
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Eastman VA Viola Series
China
Eastman's numbered VA viola range, ordered by grade number from accessible student outfits up to performance and master-level instruments. It spans the Ascesa and Samuel Eastman student lines and the Andreas Eastman step-up and performance lines, with higher numbers indicating progressively finer tonewoods, fittings, and hand-applied varnish. Models are offered in a range of body lengths.
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NS Design CR Viola
electric-viola · Czech Republic
The NS Design CR Viola is the flagship CR electric viola line, built as a 4-string solid-body electric viola with the NS Polar bridge pickup system, 9V active electronics, volume and bass/treble EQ controls, a quarter-sawn European maple body and neck, a hand-graduated ebony fingerboard, and a 366 mm scale length. It is crafted in the Czech Republic.
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Ascesa VA85 Viola
Viola · China
The Ascesa VA85 is an entry-level viola from Eastman's Ascesa student line, with a spruce top, maple back and ribs, ebony fittings with a Wittner-style tailpiece, and a satin varnish. It is offered in body lengths from 16.5 inches down to 11 inches for beginners, schools, and rental programs.
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Andreas Eastman VA200 Viola
Viola · China
The Andreas Eastman VA200 is the entry model of the Andreas Eastman line, a hand-crafted step-up viola made from select tonewoods with a spruce top, maple back and ribs, an ebony fingerboard, boxwood fittings, hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and a hand-applied shaded spirit varnish. Cut on the Stradivari pattern, it is offered in body lengths from 16.5 inches down to 11 inches.
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Stentor Conservatoire Viola
Viola · China
The Stentor Conservatoire viola (model SR1551) is an intermediate step-up viola hand-carved from solid spruce and solid maple with ebony fittings and an amber-brown varnish, matching the Conservatoire violin and cello in the range. It is offered in adult body lengths around 15.5 and 16.5 inches and is a common teacher recommendation for students progressing past their first viola.
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Stentor Harlequin Viola
Viola · China
The Stentor Harlequin viola is a coloured student viola outfit carved from solid tonewoods with quality fittings and finished in a bright colour to match the Harlequin violin range. It is supplied as a complete outfit in a lightweight shaped case and is aimed at younger and beginning players who want a colourful instrument.
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Andreas Eastman VA305 Viola
Viola · China
The Andreas Eastman VA305 is one of Eastman's most popular violas, valued for its strong tonal and visual personality. It has a spruce top, maple back and ribs, ebony fittings, hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and a hand-applied shaded spirit varnish, and is offered on the Stradivari pattern in body lengths from 17 inches down to 12 inches.
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Andreas Eastman VA405 Viola
Viola · China
The Andreas Eastman VA405 is an intermediate viola with a spruce top, maple back and ribs, an ebony fingerboard, boxwood fittings with ebony trim, hand-inlaid purfling, a Despiau bridge, and a hand-applied antiqued spirit varnish inspired by early-twentieth-century German workshops. It is offered on Stradivari and Tertis patterns in body lengths from 17 inches down to 15 inches.