Scherl & Roth SR72 Professional Viola (Not Set Up)

The Scherl & Roth SR72 is a hand-crafted intermediate viola built for advancing students, serious school-orchestra players, and educators who want a step-up instrument with genuine tonal depth and projection. Each SR72 is made from fully solid tonewoods - a hand-carved spruce top paired with well-flamed maple back and sides - and finished with a warm, hand-applied red-brown oil varnish and hand-inlaid purfling. The result is a responsive, resonant viola with the richer low-end and singing upper register that growing players need as they move beyond their first instrument. As a respected name in American string education, Scherl & Roth (distributed through Conn-Selmer / Eastman) has equipped students, teachers, and rental programs for generations.

This listing is for the SR72 in its "Not Set Up" form - the bare carved instrument supplied without final shop adjustment. It ships with ebony pegs, a select French maple bridge, and a composite tailpiece, but it does not include installed strings, a fitted soundpost adjustment, a bow, a case, or rosin. It is intended for luthiers, dealers, and school repair shops that prefer to perform their own professional setup - fitting the bridge, adjusting the soundpost, dressing the fingerboard, and stringing the instrument to their own specification before it reaches the player. For a fully play-ready package with case, bow, rosin, and a professional workshop setup, choose the SR72 "Set Up" outfit instead.

Offered across the standard intermediate viola body lengths - 15", 15.5", 16", and 16.5" - the SR72 lets schools and shops match the instrument to each player's reach and tone preference. Quality solid-wood construction, traditional ebony fittings, and time-tested Scherl & Roth craftsmanship make it a dependable foundation for an instrument that will be set up, played, and enjoyed for years.

Features

• Hand-crafted intermediate / step-up viola from Scherl & Roth (Conn-Selmer / Eastman)
• Solid hand-carved spruce top for warm, responsive tone and projection
• Well-flamed solid maple back and sides
• Genuine ebony fingerboard and ebony tuning pegs
• Hand-applied red-brown oil varnish with hand-inlaid purfling
• Select French maple bridge and composite tailpiece included
• Shipped "Not Set Up" - bare instrument for your own professional shop setup
• Available in 15", 15.5", 16", and 16.5" body lengths
• Ideal for luthiers, dealers, and school repair shops doing in-house setup

Technical Specifications

• Instrument: Intermediate / step-up viola
• Top: Solid hand-carved spruce
• Back & Sides: Solid flamed maple
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Pegs: Ebony
• Bridge: Select French maple
• Tailpiece: Composite
• Purfling: Hand-inlaid
• Varnish: Hand-applied red-brown oil varnish
• Strings: Not installed (instrument is not set up)
• Bow: Not included
• Case: Not included
• Setup: Not Set Up - requires professional shop setup before play
• Available Sizes: 15", 15.5", 16", 16.5" (select size variant)

What's Included

• Scherl & Roth SR72 viola (bare instrument, not set up)
• Ebony pegs, select French maple bridge, and composite tailpiece fitted to the instrument