Jay Haide 15 1/2 inch Viola

Description

Jay Haide 15 1/2 inch Viola. It is the Modele Artistique a L'Ancienne, with double purfling. According to the tag inside it was made in 2018; I've had it about a year, and I got it from a luthier second hand. It looks old, but I think they make them that way on purpose. Comes with case. There is a trace of glue on the neck which I put on for thumb reference faintly visible in the last photo; I rubbed it off and it can't be felt anymore. It has a Flesch chin rest which I added, and has the fine tuners. Pirastro Evah Pirazzi strings. It plays pretty well. I'm selling it for two reasons: 1) I'm not good enough to benefit from it, and 2) it's too different from my other violas; it's shorter and the bridge is lower, and consequently it's difficult for me to switch back and forth between instruments. If it sells I'm taking the viola valet off. Example of sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-KmYvlL4EE