We have here a 15 inch Old French Viola- Repaired by Gand. Charles Eugène Gand was a French Luthier who started with his father Charles François Gand as an apprentice who is the successor of Lupot.
Charles Eugène Gand was a French Luthier born in Paris (Ile de France) in 1825 he started with his father Charles François Gand as an apprentice who is the successor of Lupot.
After his father’s death in 1855, his brother Charles Adolphe Gand took over the firm where he worked for ten years and become an associate on the said date. The firm was known as Gand Frères but after the death of his brother in 1866, Gand joined Gustave and Ernest Bernardel. They created the Gand and Bernardel Frères. The firm lasted until the death of Charles Eugène Gand in 1892 in Boulogne (Hauts de Seine).
We have here a 15" Paul Knorr Viola (SP Crack Repair) made in Markneukirchen in 1922. Paul Knorr a German luthier, a pupil of Max Dolling who established his workshop in Markneukirchen in 1921.
We have here a 16.2 Inches Lloyd Adams Viola made in 1957. Lloyd Adams is an Australian luthier is highly regarded as a repairer, restorer, violin and bow maker, and connoisseur.
This viola is Kohlert's unique model, which draws inspiration from the Brescian School. The Brescian School is renowned for producing high-quality violas in the 16th and 17th centuries, crafted by famous makers such as Maggini and Gaspar Da Salo. The size of this particular viola measures 16.3 inches (41.4 cm).
This 15.25" viola was produced by Italian luthier Giovanni Battista Gaibisso in 1950. Giovanni Battista Gaibisso is an Italian Violin, viola, cello, and occasional guitar maker who emigrated to South America and returned to Europe to work for violin-maker François Bovis in France. He established a workshop of his own in 1923 in Alassio and participated in numerous competitions in Italy throughout the twentieth century.