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Making Matters: How to make a big-sounding viola for smaller players

2025-12-19T10:10:00

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Maj-Lisa Herzberg presents her innovative solution to the question of how to build a big-sounding viola for a small person

For one of my customers, a professional violist, the instrument she loved had also become the source of constant pain. Long rehearsals on a conventional viola had led to recurring tension and strain in her elbow. I realised that what she needed was not merely a fine instrument but one designed specifically for her body…

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