Douglas Cox 16.5" viola #932, Maggini model, 2016, Brattleboro, Vermont | Metzler Violins
About the Instrument
It is built on an original model inspired by the work of G. P. Maggini of Brescia and is made of well-aged New England grown wood. The back is cut on the quarter from two pieces of maple with medium-broad flames descending very slightly from the center joint. The ribs and scroll are of maple similar to that of the back. The table is of two pieces of spruce of very irregular growth. Typical of Magginiās work, the viola has double purfling. The varnish is of a red-brown color over a golden ground and is shaded and imitated. The fittings are of boxwood.
Interior Label Reads: A facsimile label, āGio:Paolo Maggini in Brefciaā, and on the opposite side the label "Douglas C. Cox, Brattleboro, Vermont, 2016, #932" and is branded and initialed on the inside.
Length: 420 mm
Upper Bout: 204 mm
Middle Bout: 138 mm
Lower Bout: 253 mm
Rib Height: 36-38 mm
String Length: 376 mm
About the Maker
Douglas CoxĀ (1948-) is a contemporary American luthier based in Brattleboro, Vermont who trained at the State Violin Making School in Mittenwald, Germany in the late 1960s. Cox returned to the United States and was head of repair and chief restorer for Boston's J. Bradley Taylor, Inc. for a decade, attending to some of the finest instruments in New England and servicing the violins for the region's professional musicians. Since 1981, Cox has focused on crafting his own instruments, building over 1,000 over the course of his career. He has earned numerous awards from the Violin Society of America and his instruments are played by musicians worldwide.
https://coxviolins.com/
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Douglas Cox 16.5" viola #932, Maggini model, 2016, Brattleboro, Vermont | Metzler Violins
Douglas Cox 16.5" viola #932, Maggini model, 2016, Brattleboro, Vermont | Metzler Violins
About the Instrument
It is built on an original model inspired by the work of G. P. Maggini of Brescia and is made of well-aged New England grown wood. The back is cut on the quarter from two pieces of maple with medium-broad flames descending very slightly from the center joint. The ribs and scroll are of maple similar to that of the back. The table is of two pieces of spruce of very irregular growth. Typical of Magginiās work, the viola has double purfling. The varnish is of a red-brown color over a golden ground and is shaded and imitated. The fittings are of boxwood.
Interior Label Reads: A facsimile label, āGio:Paolo Maggini in Brefciaā, and on the opposite side the label "Douglas C. Cox, Brattleboro, Vermont, 2016, #932" and is branded and initialed on the inside.
Length: 420 mm
Upper Bout: 204 mm
Middle Bout: 138 mm
Lower Bout: 253 mm
Rib Height: 36-38 mm
String Length: 376 mm
About the Maker
Douglas CoxĀ (1948-) is a contemporary American luthier based in Brattleboro, Vermont who trained at the State Violin Making School in Mittenwald, Germany in the late 1960s. Cox returned to the United States and was head of repair and chief restorer for Boston's J. Bradley Taylor, Inc. for a decade, attending to some of the finest instruments in New England and servicing the violins for the region's professional musicians. Since 1981, Cox has focused on crafting his own instruments, building over 1,000 over the course of his career. He has earned numerous awards from the Violin Society of America and his instruments are played by musicians worldwide.
https://coxviolins.com/
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About the Instrument
It is built on an original model inspired by the work of G. P. Maggini of Brescia and is made of well-aged New England grown wood. The back is cut on the quarter from two pieces of maple with medium-broad flames descending very slightly from the center joint. The ribs and scroll are of maple similar to that of the back. The table is of two pieces of spruce of very irregular growth. Typical of Magginiās work, the viola has double purfling. The varnish is of a red-brown color over a golden ground and is shaded and imitated. The fittings are of boxwood.
Interior Label Reads: A facsimile label, āGio:Paolo Maggini in Brefciaā, and on the opposite side the label "Douglas C. Cox, Brattleboro, Vermont, 2016, #932" and is branded and initialed on the inside.
Length: 420 mm
Upper Bout: 204 mm
Middle Bout: 138 mm
Lower Bout: 253 mm
Rib Height: 36-38 mm
String Length: 376 mm
About the Maker
Douglas CoxĀ (1948-) is a contemporary American luthier based in Brattleboro, Vermont who trained at the State Violin Making School in Mittenwald, Germany in the late 1960s. Cox returned to the United States and was head of repair and chief restorer for Boston's J. Bradley Taylor, Inc. for a decade, attending to some of the finest instruments in New England and servicing the violins for the region's professional musicians. Since 1981, Cox has focused on crafting his own instruments, building over 1,000 over the course of his career. He has earned numerous awards from the Violin Society of America and his instruments are played by musicians worldwide.
https://coxviolins.com/
