Douglas Cox, 16" viola, Brattleboro, VT, 2023, #1069 | Metzler Violins[further details about this instrument are forthcoming] About the Instrument It is built on an original pattern and is styled after the work of Guarneri del Gesu. It is built of well aged New England grown wood. The back is cut on the slab from one piece of maple with handsome medium width horizontal flames. The ribs and neck are of maple similar to that of the back. The table is of two pieces of spruce of mostly medium growth. The varnish is of a red