Douglas Cox 15 1/2" viola #942, "Gaspar da Salo", 2017, Brattleboro, Vermont | Metzler Violins

The viola bears on the treble side the label "Douglas C. Cox, Brattleboro, Vermont, 2017, #942," and is branded and initialed on the inside. It is modeled after the work of Gaspar da Salo. It is made of well aged New England grown wood. The back is cut on the slab from one piece of maple with handsome medium-narrow flames descending slightly toward the treble side. There is a blemish in the middle of the back. The ribs and neck are cut on the quarter of maple similar to that of the back. The table is of two pieces of spruce of narrow to medium growth. The varnish is of a red-brown color over a golden ground and is shaded and imitated. The fittings are of boxwood with black trim.

The principal dimensions are:

Length 392 mm

Upper Bout 193 mm

Middle Bout 138 mm

Lower Bout 243 mm

Rib Height 36-38 mm

String Length 355 mm