Merlin visits from the hereafter to try out Merlin, the viola

Actually David Wright who lives on the planet right now in Minneapolis and is a member of the Minneapolis Orchestra is pictured here playing a new viola of mine called Merlin. While David is a fine violinist/violist, there is no doubt in my mind that he is also something of a wizard. Merlin, the viola, is a 16" instrument which David latched on to in preference to the other violas I had him try out. David played on Merlin this summer when the viola was only a couple of months old. And I must say, that the instrument had a clarity of sound and quickness of response which sounded magical to my ears... or maybe it was just the Merlin in David playing tricks on me.