Snow 200 Model 16.5" Viola VIOLAS - ACCESSORIES - FAST SHIPPING - GREAT SERVICE! Start Price USD 995.00 Current Price USD 995.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location Newton Center, Massachusetts See more about 'Snow 200 Model 16.5" Viola' Description Snow 200 Model 16.5" ViolaThis is a beautifully crafted, handmade Snow 200 Model 16.5" Viola which is setup and finished by Johnson String Instrument, New England's largest and most complete string instrument shop. The violin company's name, SNOW, originates from the workshop owner's first name XuePing, which translates into Snow. XuePing was trained in China by the great violin making master, Quan Zheng. Quan Zheng studied in Cremona, Italy, thus XuePing's instruments are of the Italian style. All Snow instruments are handmade. The wood used comes from Sichuan and Yun-nan Provinces (Southern region) and in the North East region of China. Spruce is used for the top which comes from the North East and North West Xinjiang Province. Each instrument is made from a two piece maple back and solid carved spruce top, hand-rubbed and antique varnished. The wood is naturally dried outside on a covered, ventilated area for 3-4 years. Then the wood is put into a drying room conforming to the old traditional European way. This process ensures that the wood will not open or expand. This guarantees stability.This beautifully crafted, handmade Snow 200 Model 16.5" Viola is professionally setup in the workshop of Johnson String Instrument, New England's largest and most complete string instrument shop. Johnson String Instrument has served the string instrument community since 1976.Snow 200 Model 16.5" Violas are handmade with a two piece maple back and solid carved spruce top using woods that are naturally dried outside on a covered, ventilated area for 3-4 years. Then the wood is put into a drying room conforming to the old traditional European way. This process ensures that the wood will not open or expand. This guarantees stability.The entire instrument is hand-rubbed with antique varnishing. High quality ebony pegs and fingerboard are precisely fitted and planed for proper scoop. The popular Wittner tailpiece with four fine-tuners built-in is used.A high quality Despiau bridge carved by our workshop is accurately fitted. We use Dominant D, G and C strings, with a Jargar A string. We finish it by adding a Guarneri style chinrest made from select Indian ebony.Each viola is unique and has a slightly different grain from the images used.WEB-SNOW200-VA1We are Johnson String Instrument, a family owned and operated business that has served the string instrument community since 1976. We are committed to offering you the best products with outstanding service. We offer an incredible selection of instruments and thousands of music accessories for beginners to masters!If you don't find listed what you're looking for or if you need expert advise about what instrument or accessory would be perfect for you, simply contact us and we will answer all of your questions fast.Click here to visit our eBay store. Place a Bid!