The ORION OVA200 is an intermediate-level viola designed for both developing beginners and advancing players. It produces a clear, resonant tone with balanced projection, making it well suited for both solo and ensemble playing.
Ideal for violists at Grade 2-3 level seeking a reliable, long-term instrument at an accessible price point, the OVA200 offers consistency and performance you can depend on as skills progress.
Crafted from quality aged spruce and maple, with tonewoods matured for a minimum of seven years, the OVA200 delivers enhanced tonal depth and stability. It is fitted with an ebony tailpiece and ebony pegs.
Each instrument is made in our multi award-winning workshop under the close guidance of our master luthier.
Before leaving Crescendo Music, every OVA200 viola is individually assembled, professionally set up, and carefully inspected by our experienced in-house luthiers to ensure optimal playability and performance.
Crescendo’s professional String Instrument Setup includes:
- shaping the fingerboard and nut to professional curvature
- carving and fitting the bridge to the instrument
- shaping and fitting pegs
- upgrading strings with quality studio steel strings
- tuning the instrument
- fitting and adjusting the soundpost
Specifications
- Carved tonewoods:
- Solid spruce top
- Solid maple back, neck and sides
- 7-8 years naturally dried, aged spruce and maple
- Aged maple violin bridge
- Stradivari design
- Ebony fingerboard
- Ebony pegs
- Genuine inlaid purfling
- Hand applied spirit varnish
- Plastic tailpiece with E fine adjuster
- Upgraded strings
- Brazilwood bow with ebony frog
- Lightweight padded case w/ storage
- Size : 14" - 16"
