2012 VIOLA 15.5", LOTHAR SEMMLINGER GEIGENBAUMEISTER (GERMANY), PRISTINE!

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WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY 2525 East Douglas Avenue Wichita, KS 67211
A superior viola from the workshop of Geigenbaumeister Lothar Semmlinger, made in Baiersdorf (Germany) in 2012.
Semmlinger's small Bavarian workshop employs half a dozen dedicated workers, producing violins, violas and cellos designed for advanced students and enthusiastic amateurs.
We consider this fine violas to be of "better quality workshop instruments".  Proper graduation means the tonal characteristics, the "voice" to compare very favorably with violas of much higher price.
Please note our photos, showing the gorgeous Carpathian maple that Semmlinger uses for his better-quality models.
Back length is 15 1/2 inches .... 394 mm.
We highly recommend this particular instrument, suitable for an advanced student  or an enthusiastic amateur violist.
*** In January of 2021, our small workshop in Wichita celebrated sixty-eight years in business. We are not in the 1952 Wichita telephone directory, but we ARE in the 1953.
Today we have ten employees including five of the finest repair technicians in the country. We’re happy to report, a sterling reputation for top-quality restoration and ethical transactions. We are not amateurs, nor are we a “back bedroom” operation. We would be pleased to furnish you with references attesting to the above.
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Wichita Band Instrument Company is a small musical instrument emporium located in the center of the USA. We’ve been in business since 1953 and have had the same owner since 1963. Originally we were a repair shop that specialized in woodwind and sax restoration. Today we have 16 employees including six of the finest repair technicians in the country. Virtually ALL the items we sell have been fully reconditioned in our own shop, although we do sell a few unrestored historical instruments each year.
Wichita Band Instrument Company maintains a repair department capable of restoration work of the highest quality. Even though repairs are essentially “free” for the first two years, after that period has expired, we remain at your service to maintain and repair your musical equipment forever. It’s our “service after the sale” promise and has been since 1953!
In the event that a customer requires service under factory guarantees or Wichita Band’s service warranty, the item must be returned to us and not directly to the manufacturer.
Anything we sell can be sent to you for a short approval period without obligation.  The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance and must pre-pay back to us any freight and insurance charges on returned equipment.
Wichita Band Instrument Co.
800-835-3006 payment line (USA and Canada),
316-684-0291 outside the USA and Canada order line, and info line