Description

The Gliga III viola’s reputation for value and quality without compromise is well deserved, reflected by it’s best selling status

Each Gliga III’s journey starts in the Carpathian Mountains in Europe where legendary wood used by the old master builders is carefully selected before being sent to the Gliga workshops in Romania. There the expert luthiers use traditional methods to construct the body which is finished in a special dark oil varnish developed for the Australian market. Ebony pegs, chinrest, endpin and fingerboard are carefully shaped and fitted.

Upon landing in Australia each viola is inspected before being made into outfits in our warehouse. German Pirastro Piranito strings are added to the outfit along with the Wittner Ultralight tailpiece and aged maple bridge supplied with the instrument. The strong, hard-wearing FPS woodshell case and FPS brazilwood horsehair bow completes the package.

The careful attention to detail and high quality fittings results in a robust European instrument that provides a student with every opportunity to excel in the difficult early stages of learning.

Solid spruce top
Sycamore maple back, neck and sides
Inlaid purfling
Ebony pegs and fingerboard
Wittner ultralight tailpiece with inbuilt adjusters
Ebony teka chinrest
Maple bridge
Pirastro Piranito strings
Light flame
Hand applied standard oil varnish
Stradivari pattern
String adjusters inbuilt in tailpiece
FPS shaped case
FPS Brazilwood Bow
Made in Romania