Juliet Barker, Cambridge, 1971

£5,000

A rare opportunity to own a viola made by the pioneer of British Making Juliet Barker. The viola is set up by Juliet’s son, Chris with Evah Pirazzi strings, a Wittner tailpiece and ebony pegs.

the front

the back

the ribs

measurements

Width of Top Bout: 196mm
Width of Lower Bout: 245mm
​Length of back: 405mm (15 ⅞ inches)
Body Stop: 215mm
String Length: 364mm

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About Juliet barker

Juliet Barker was born in Cambridge, UK in 1934. She trained at Mittenwald in the 1950s and worked at Beare's for a short while in 1957 before setting up her own shop in Cambridge. She taught evening classes in violin making from 1960. She specialised in the making of violas, all on her own designed models. She founded Cambridge Violin Makers in 1986 which has a world renowned reputation for teaching violin making. She was awarded an MBE in 2005 for services to music.