Douglas Cox 15 3/4" viola, 2016 Guarneri model, Brattleboro, Vermont | Metzler Violins

The viola bears the label“Douglas C. Cox, Brattleboro, Vermont, 2016 #924” and is branded and initialed on the inside. It is styled after the late work of Joseph Guarnerius “del Gesu.” It is made of well-aged New England grown wood. The back is cut on the quarter from two pieces of maple with handsome medium width flames ascending from the center joint. The neck and ribs are of maple similar to that of the back. The table is of two pieces of spruce of regular medium-narrow growth. The varnish is of a golden-brown color and is shaded and imitated. The fittings are of boxwood. The principal dimensions are:

Length 398 mm

Upper Bout 288 mm

Middle Bout 136 mm

Lower Bout 242 mm

Rib Height 36-38 mm

String Length 357 mm