We are pleased to offer a full-size viola top plate originating from the workshop estate of Joseph Kun (Ottawa, Ontario 🇨🇦), one of Canada’s most respected 20th-century violin makers.
This piece represents authentic workshop material from the Joseph Kun estate 🇨🇦 and remains in an early carving stage, providing excellent potential for completion by a professional maker.
Description
Instrument: Viola (4/4 – full size range)
Component: Two-piece top plate (soundboard)
Wood: European Spruce (Picea abies)
Construction: Bookmatched, center-joined
Working Stage: Rough carved; arching started but incomplete — ready for final arching, graduation, f-hole layout, and edgework
Length: Approximately just over 16 inches (measurements are approximate)
The spruce displays straight, even grain with consistent spacing across both halves, characteristic of traditional European violin-family tonewood selection. The center joint appears clean and properly executed, and the plate retains sufficient thickness for the maker to complete graduation according to their preferred tonal model.
Early-stage workshop plates such as this are often preferred by experienced luthiers because they preserve authentic origin while allowing full control over final acoustic architecture.
Provenance 🇨🇦
This component originates from the Estate of Joseph Kun.
It was purchased at the Joseph Kun estate auction by Toronto luthier Filip Tomov and subsequently acquired directly from his workshop through established professional sourcing.
Chain of custody:
Joseph Kun Estate → Filip Tomov (Toronto Luthier 🇨🇦) → Present Offering
No representation is made that this plate was personally carved or intended for a specific Joseph Kun instrument .
No certificate will be provided with this item.
Availability
Workshop material from the Joseph Kun estate is finite. These pieces once sold, comparable items from this source cannot be replenished.
This is a one-time acquisition opportunity.