Viola op.75,
after the Model of Nicolo Amati

A small master viola with a 38 cm body length — a body stop of 212 mm and a neck stop of 141 mm, likely about as small as viola scales commonly get. The instrument was inspired by Nicolò Amati's violin "Alard" — the maker essentially scaled the violin's shape up to viola size. He chose the Amati model deliberately for its high arching: on such a small instrument, this increases the internal air volume of the body, helping the viola sound as deep as possible.