Medici 5-String Viola
The Medici 5-string viola is designed with educators in mind, allowing them to demonstrate both violin & viola parts to students easily. The viola’s advanced construction techniques enhance the lower register, provide a vibrant high register, and improve playability.
• Ebony pegs and tailpiece with Wittner single fine tuner and Aubert 7 bridge and Ebony Guarneri chinrest
• D'Addario Helicore strings
• Professional quality hand-applied spirit and oil mixed varnish, shaded with a defined edge color pattern in a textured antique style
• Fully hand-carved highly figured Grade AA seasoned spruce top and flamed curly maple back that have been dried for 4-5 years
• Advanced Stradivarius graduation pattern
MLS515VA-5
Viola 15” – 16.5”
The Medici 5-string viola is designed with educators in mind, allowing them to demonstrate both violin & viola parts to students easily. The viola’s advanced construction techniques enhance the lower register, provide a vibrant high register, and improve playability.
• Ebony pegs and tailpiece with Wittner single fine tuner and Aubert 7 bridge and Ebony Guarneri chinrest
• D'Addario Helicore strings
• Professional quality hand-applied spirit and oil mixed varnish, shaded with a defined edge color pattern in a textured antique style
• Fully hand-carved highly figured Grade AA seasoned spruce top and flamed curly maple back that have been dried for 4-5 years
• Advanced Stradivarius graduation pattern
MLS515VA-5
Viola 15” – 16.5”
The Medici 5-string viola is designed with educators in mind, allowing them to demonstrate both violin & viola parts to students easily. The viola’s advanced construction techniques enhance the lower register, provide a vibrant high register, and improve playability.
• Ebony pegs and tailpiece with Wittner single fine tuner and Aubert 7 bridge and Ebony Guarneri chinrest
• D'Addario Helicore strings
• Professional quality hand-applied spirit and oil mixed varnish, shaded with a defined edge color pattern in a textured antique style
• Fully hand-carved highly figured Grade AA seasoned spruce top and flamed curly maple back that have been dried for 4-5 years
• Advanced Stradivarius graduation pattern
MLS515VA-5
Viola 15” – 16.5”
“The Maple Leaf 5-string instruments have really helped us stand out from the crowd and win new business. They make great teaching tools as directors essentially have both a violin and viola in their hand at once. The MLS 5-strings, backed by their high-quality student instruments, have been a big part of our growth this year.”
“The Medici 5-String viola would be a great teaching tool for private and school orchestra directors, as well as performers.
Nice tone and great sounding E string.”
“Once I heard the richness of the low C string and the vibrant, but not shrill high E, I was sold on the notion that this concept of a 5-string works much better with a viola body. Every teacher I’ve taken it to has commented on the tone quality, the spacing of strings, and how it sounds different than other 5-strings they have tried. It has become a popular teaching tool in our area, increasing confidence in our offerings with the directors, leading to a deeper connection with my orchestra teachers, leading to more families being served by our rental, step-up, and lesson programs.”