Violas

Puck

In 2003, Puck, a viola of 16 inches was completed. The top is of Hemlock, while the two-piece back is from evenly flamed Big Leaf Maple. Puck has a quick response and a sound which is big unlike its size. Inside is a quote from Shakespeare. Sherry Woods, a composer from South Carolina plays this instrument.

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Read An American Master Violinmaker at Work, an article from Forbes Magazine about Anne.

Read The Art of Violin Making—A modern luthier crafts her own tradition, an article from Strings Magazine about Anne.

“No modern maker, in my opinion, embodies the essence of the old masters, the vision, the creativity, the instinctive tonal mastery, better than Anne Cole.”

--Joel Becktell