ViolaCat. 08
Viola Opus 01
Made to order
A viola in golden amber varnish, with a broad back of flamed maple and a freehand-carved scroll — shown from every side, front, profile and back.
- Maker
- Gregorio Martini
- Family
- Violas
- Opus
- 01
- Top
- Spruce
- Back & ribs
- Flamed maple
- Tuning
- C · G · D · A
- Price
- On request
UnicoOne of a kind · made to order
No two instruments from Gregorio’s bench are alike. Each is made to order around the musician who will play it: the size and model, the choice of wood, the arching and the colour of the varnish are decided together, so that it fits your hand, your repertoire and the sound you hear in your head. Viola · Opus 01 shows what that can become — yours will be made for you alone.
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DettagliIn detail
Seen closely
Fatto a manoMade by hand
How Viola · Opus 01 was made
Viola · Opus 01 was built entirely by Gregorio Martini, one piece at a time. The top is carved from spruce, the back and ribs from flamed maple; both plates were arched and graduated by hand until they rang with the right tone.
The scroll was cut freehand, the varnish applied in thin layers and slowly cured, and the instrument was then set up, played and adjusted until its voice was balanced across all four strings.
- IThe wood
- IIThe plates
- IIIThe scroll
- IVThe varnish
- VThe voice
- The five stages of the craft
Viola · The alto
About the viola
Handmade violas with a deep, dark-hued voice — built by hand in the classical tradition by Cremona-trained luthier Gregorio Martini.
- TuningC · G · D · A
- Body≈ 38–45.5 cm
- In the catalogue1
