Jedidjah de Vries 16.5" viola, 2019, Washington D.C. | Metzler ViolinsThis instrument is part of our fourth annual Contemporary American Makers Exhibition. I see myself as a tool maker. My goal is to combine physics, history, and craft into the best possible tool I can for the musician and for the music. Thats why I particularly enjoy collaborating closely with musicians to fine tune their instruments. I have been playing the violin since I was a young child. And while I enjoy playing, it was always the violins sound