Fine Violas

John Simmers began his career in music studying viola and double bass at the Queensland Conservatorium before working as a repairer in Brisbane. He...

This viola was made by Hugh Withycombe in 2017, in Canberra. Hugh Withycombe trained at the Newark School of Violin Making, graduating in 2001, bef...

This viola was made by Martin Schuster in Melbourne, Australia in 2023. Born in Düsseldorf, Germany, Martin Schuster came to violin making through ...

This viola was made by Martin Schuster in Melbourne, in Australia, in 2024. Schuster was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, and came to violin making thr...

This viola was made by Harry Vatiliotis in Sydney, Australia, in 1974. Vatiliotis was born in Cyprus in 1936, and after immigrating to Australia in...

This viola was made by Wei Luk in 2022, in Sydney, Australia. Born in China, Wei Luk developed an early interest in woodworking before becoming inv...

This viola was made by Hugh Withycombe in 2025, in Canberra, Australia. Hugh Withycombe trained at the Newark School of Violin Making, graduating i...

This viola was made by Ines Lecher and Mathieu Fourrier in Klagenfurt, Austria, in 2026. Lecher graduated from the Newark School of Violin Making, ...

This viola was made in Mittenwald in Germany around the start of the 20th Century. It is labelled "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonefis / Faciebat Anno...

This viola was made by Cedric Clarke in 1996 in Sydney. Born in Turramurra, New South Wales, in 1929, Cedric Clarke learned the craft from his fath...