Description

From the manufacturer

Cecilio CVA-500 Viola

Teacher approved Cecilio CVA-500 viola features a hand carved solid spruce top and solid flamed maple back and sides. Finished with a beautiful satin antique finish and inlaid purfling. The CVA-500 viola is strung with a set of D’Addario Prelude Strings and is fitted with ebony fingerboard, pegs, chinrest, and tailpiece with nickel plated fine tuners. Viola package includes Cecilio chromatic tuner with metronome, a lightweight form fitting hard shell case with pockets and strap (making it convenient to carry to school or orchestra), a Brazilwood bow with unbleached genuine Mongolian horsehair, quality rosin cake, and a bridge. Buy with confidence as it comes with a 1- year warranty against any manufacturer’s defects.

How to choose viola sizes

Our violas are available in 7 different sizes: 16.5″, 16″ (also known as full size), 15.5″, 15″, 14″, 13″ and 12″. 16.5″ viola is the biggest and 12″ viola is the smallest. Most adults use 16″ violas.

To measure what size viola best suits you, you need to know the length between your neck and the middle of your left-hand palm (when your hand is fully extended and raised perpendicular to your body, just like holding a violin). Most of the teachers prefer students to use the length from the neck to the wrist for measurement instead of the neck to mid-palm approach. The viola size determined by the neck/wrist approach would be the size that is more comfortable for students to hold. The viola size determined by the neck/mid-palm approach would be the biggest size students should use.

The following table lists the length of each viola size. Find your length using your preferred approach and use that to determine the size of viola to get.

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Model
MA250 MA350 MA-Color CVA-400 CVA-500 CVA-600

Size Available
16″, 15″, 14″, 13″, 12″ 16″, 15″, 14″, 13″, 12″ 16″, 15″, 14″, 13″, 12″ 16.5″, 16″, 15.5″, 15″, 14″, 13″, 12″ 16.5″, 16″, 15.5″, 15″, 14″, 13″, 12″ 16.5″, 16″, 15.5″, 15″

Finishes
Natural varnish Satin antique Black, Blue, Purple, White Natural varnish Satin antique varnish finish Hand rubbed oil finish

Fingerboard
Maple Maple Maple Maple Ebony Ebony

Pegs
Maple Maple Maple Boxwood Ebony Ebony

Chin Rest
Maple Maple Maple Boxwood Ebony Ebony

Tailpiece
Alloy tailpiece with 4 build-in fine tuners Alloy tailpiece with 4 build-in fine tuners Alloy tailpiece with 4 build-in fine tuners Boxwood tailpiece with 4 nickel plated fine tuners Ebony tailpiece with 4 nickel plated fine tuners Ebony tailpiece with mother of pearl inlay and 4 gold tone finish fine tuners

Body
Solidwood spruce top with maple back & sides Solidwood spruce top with maple back & sides Solidwood spruce top with maple back & sides Solidwood spruce top with maple back & sides Solidwood spruce top with flamed maple back & sides Solidwood selected spruce top with fine grain with highly flamed solid maple back & sides, aged for minimum of seven years

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From the brand

• Full-size viola (16 inch) with a solid hand-carved spruce top and flamed maple back & sides, inlaid purfling and an antique satin finish.
• Strung with high-quality D’Addario Prelude Strings for rich, warm tone.
• Ebony fingerboard, pegs, chinrest, and tailpiece with 4 detachable nickel plated fine tuners.
• Comes with Cecilio chromatic tuner, a lightweight hard case, a Brazilwood bow with unbleached genuine Mongolian horsehair, quality rosin cake, and a bridge suitable for viola 16 inch.