Viola Gliga Gems II

Viola Gliga Gems II

Setup made by luthier at Musitekton

• Selected spruce top. Slightly curled maple back and sides. Ebony fretboard. Embedded profile. Ebony pegs, curb and button. Wittner Ultra tailpiece with integrated tuners. Oil varnish. Antique matte finish. Pirastro Tonica strings.

The Gliga Gems II viola has been handcrafted in Romania with wood from the Carpathian Mountains, specifically from the Italian Valley, where it is known that Antonio Stradivari chose some of the woods used for his instruments.

Gliga manufactures all its instruments by hand from the first emptying of the wood to the final finish, mostly using oil-based varnishes in thin layers until great transparency is achieved. The antiqued final finish adds great warmth to the look of the instrument.

It is an ideal instrument for intermediate level students.