mf | solo Viola 16.5 inch

Acoustically selected. Tested for solo work. Built in Germany. The mf | solo viola in 16.5 inch is not a series instrument. Only about one in twenty bodies we build reaches the acoustic properties this line requires. Availability cannot be planned. 100% carbon fiberMade in GermanyAcoustically selected16.5 inch Selection Carbon has its own version of what violin makers call a golden sample in wood: instruments that stand out acoustically because of minute variations in the material structure. We identify them early in the process and move them into a line of their own. Three stages decide: Audiometric analysis: frequency spectrum, volume, overtone behavior Four-ear principle: two independent professional players test the instrument blind and must agree unanimously Finish inspection: only when tone and surface are both flawless does the instrument go on to finishing Tone Depth in the body, a C string that speaks at once, and color right down into the low register. The instrument does not saturate even under heavy bow pressure and carries through large halls, in ensemble and as a solo instrument. Why 16.5 inch The classic viola format, for players who want the maximum in volume and depth. The larger body unfolds the full resonance of the C and G strings. Combined with acoustic selection, this is the most powerful viola we build. Specification Sound post: Anima Nova carbon, height adjustable Bridge: Milo Stamm Royal, hand carved Strings: Pirastro Perpetual Pegs: Wittner fine tuning pegs with Swarovski crystals Fingerboard: CITES-free composite Finish: vacuum infusion, two lacquer cycles with sanding between, hand polished Warranty: 5 years on the body Optional: hybrid With a built-in Cordasonus pickup. A proprietary treated crystal from a German ceramics technology company sits in the bridge and registers pressure changes there and nothing else, not the general resonance of the body. The result is a natural tone without the hardness of conventional piezo systems, a frequency response from 10 Hz to 80 kHz and low feedback sensitivity. The pickup rotates in the bridge. Turning it in 45 degree steps changes the tonal character, with no tools and no equalizer. Why mezzo-forte German Musical Instrument Award 2015 100% in-house production in Germany 5 year warranty on the body 3,500 instruments in over 50 countries Available exclusively as a four-string instrument in the configuration described. Custom finishes outside the Orchestra Finish option are not available, in order to preserve the acoustic integrity of the selected body.