This replica of Andrea Guarneri's viola, known as the 'Conte Vitale', was made in 1676, built in the finest craftsmanship by Ryzard Osowski in Forchheim, Germany, dated 2024.
Ryszard Osowski, born in 1966 in Poland, moved to Muggendorf, Germany, in 1993, where he learned the craft of building stringed instruments. With over 30 years of experience, he now concentrates solely on crafting his stringed instruments with a passion for highly advanced violins. He occasionally creates individual pieces of violas and cellos.