This viola is a good student instrument that performs well and has good workmanship. They are hand carved by trained and surpervised apprentice makers who work diligently to bring you a viola that is afoordable, and will bring pleasure into your musical experience. Has spruce top and maple back, spirit varnished, with ebony fingerboard. (12” to 16.5”))

Samuel Eastman violas are hand carved by trained makers who work diligently to bring you a viola that is affordable, and will bring pleasure into your musical experience. Select spruce top and flamed maple back, spirit varnished, with ebony fingerboard. Very clean workmanship. (13” to 16.5”)

Handcrafted of selected, seasoned tone woods with ebony fingerboard and boxwood fittings, these instruments have remarkable tonal quality and matching workmanship. Nicely flamed maple with a hand-applied satin varnish. (13” to 16.5”)

In an independent review, STRINGS magazine declared our Andreas Eastman, model 305 “a definitive favorite”. The lightly distressed antique style spirit varnish shades from dark red-brown to golden brown. These instruments are visually and tonally appealing. The model 405 features a traditionally hand-applied antique style oil varnish shaded from dark amber-brown to light golden brown. The combination of superior craftsmanship, wood, and artistic finishing results in an instrument of great personality with a powerful, clear tone.

In an independent review, STRINGS magazine declared our Andreas Eastman, model 305 “a definitive favorite”. The lightly distressed antique style spirit varnish shades from dark red-brown to golden brown. These instruments are visually and tonally appealing. The model 405 features a traditionally hand-applied antique style oil varnish shaded from dark amber-brown to light golden brown. The combination of superior craftsmanship, wood, and artistic finishing results in an instrument of great personality with a powerful, clear tone.

This viola is of outstanding quality and value. Top-quality flamed maple and aged spruce, highly detailed workmanship, and lightly antiqued hand-applied varnish shaded from dark orange-brown to a lighter yellow-brown. Excellent tone; rich and powerful with a pleasing complexity.

At the top of the Andreas Eastman line, these instruments are simply outstanding — first-rate workmanship and a marvelous sound. Skilled makers work fastidiously to produce a responsive, beautiful sounding instrument. The best available woods and workmanship, combined with the artistically applied antique varnish, results in instruments of the highest visual and tonal merit.