Marcello Bellei Workshop Viola (16″), Modena 2024

Fine Italian made viola by Marco Di Salvo under Master Marcello Bellei Workshop. This viola sings with an elegant, shimmering tone colour. It projects clearly, and effortlessly, responding well to the most sensitive of bow strokes. This viola is based on Stradivari modelling, very responsive, gorgeous sound that you wouldn’t want to put it down but keep playing.

Features

• Size: 16″ (407cm)
• Varnish : Hand-Applied Oil Based, Gold Varnish with color shades
• Hand Craftmanship : Detailed handcrafted by one luthier in best quality tone woods
• Top : Fine Italian Spruce Top
• Back : Balkans maple back
• Side : Balkans maple
• Sound Post : Italian Tonewood
• Fingerboard : Ebony Fingerboard
• Fittings: Ebony Tailpiece and Chin Rest
• Professional Setup by Marcello Bellei Incl.

*To be Sold Violin Only with original certificate from Italy

About the maker:

Marcello Bellei, is a remarkable violin maker and teacher in the violin Making School of Pieve di Cento (Bologna), Italy. He has a fantastic pedigree  and maker’s lineage, having studied under Renato Scrolavezza.

Awards:

2nd prize for violin in the 8th National Violin Making Competition in Baveno 2001;

gold metal for Viola in the 5th National Violin Making Competition in Pisogne 2011;

2nd prize in the violin section at the Anlai Violin Making Competition in Cremona 2015;

3rd prize and “Best Acoustic” Award for violin in the Triennale Violin Making Competition in Cremona 2021