$26,500.00
A Fine Italian Viola By Umberto Lanaro, 1964. 420mm or 16 1/2.”
Umberto Lanaro (1930-2023) crafted over 1000 instruments including 8 viols over a prolific career spanning seven decades. He was trained by and apprenticed to his brother, Luigi Lanaro and worked with him in Albignasego, a small city outside Padua, close to Venice from 1945-1953. He spent the next five years in Argentina and returned to Padua to establish independently. His son, Alessandro Lanaro joined his father's workshop in 1995 and continues crafting instruments following the family legacy.
Lanaro was also famous for his fittings, usually fashioned from Italian olive-wood and hand engraved, often with figures on the tailpiece. Cohen violins has two such violas offered for examination and trial and sold another earlier this year.