Harriet Piesely

… Shortly after my purchase, I played for a local youth orchestra in which our concert concluded with Mahler’s 4th Symphony. I played the solo on Don Tatems’ Mischa and received many comments about the depth, tone, and quality of such an instrument! Even the Mayor congratulated me on the elegance of my playing, due to the sound I could produce on such a high-quality lovely instrument, and that it had a distinguished sound that had not resembled his expectations of a viola in the past. Now, where ever I go I am known as “that violist with a loud sound”… definitely a good thing!