Contrary to most violins and violas, there is a tremendous variety of violas d'amore. Here we showcase some examples with some notes on their peculiarities. The list below provides a quick summary of some of the salient features. Click on the "Link" to see images and further details of the particular instrument. If you would like to show your instrument(s) here, please contact the webmaster.
| Stringing | Arched/Flat | Luthier | Date | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/7 | arched | Paul Hilaire | 1950 | private |
| 7/0 | flatback | ? | 18. | Basel Museum |
| 7/7 | flatback | Benedict Wagner | 1723 | Basel Museum |
| 6/6 | flatback | Johann Benedict Wassern | 1707 | Basel Museum |
| 6/6 | flatback | Christoph Entzensberger | 1714 | Basel Museum |
| 7/6 | flatback | Thomas Knot | 2000 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | ? | 18th | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Eberle | 1756 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Eberle | 17xx | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Hartmut Münzberg | 1980 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Hill [?] | 1730 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Ignatius Stadelmann | 1777 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Joseph Rauch | 1780 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Paul Aletsee | 1717 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Ignatius Stadelmann | 17xx | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | T. Baur | 1901 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Jean Henocq | 1763 | private |
| 6/0 | flatback | ? | 1771 | private |
| 4/5 | flatback | Thomas Hulinsky | 1785 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Ekkart Seidl | 200x | Seidl |
| 7/7 | flatback | Wolfgang Anton | 19xx | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | ? | 1xxx | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Walter Mahr | 2xxx | Mahr |
| 7/7 | flatback | Vratislav Hrubý | 20xx | private |
| 5/5 | flatback | Vratislav Hrubý | 20xx | Hrubý |
| 7/7 | flatback | Vratislav Hrubý | 2008 | Hrubý |
| 7/7 | flatback | ? | 18./19. | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Devin Hough | 2009 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Vratislav Hrubý | 2009 | Hrubý |
| 7/7 | flatback | Eward Maday | 2010 | Maday |
| 7/7 | flatback | 2010 | Hrubý | |
| 7/7 | flatback | 2010 | Hrubý | |
| 7/7 | flatback | 2011 | Hrubý | |
| 7/7 | flatback | 2011 | Hrubý | |
| 7/7 | flatback | 2011 | Hrubý | |
| 7/7 | flatback | 2011 | Hrubý | |
| 7/7 | flatback | 2011 | Hrubý | |
| 7/7 | flatback | Martin Biller | 2010 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Martin Biller | 2010 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Martin Biller | 2010 | private |
| 7/7 | flatback | Martin Biller | 2011 | private |
| 7/7 | arched | Martin Biller | 2011 | private |
| 7/7 | Edward Maday | 2013 | private | |
| 7/7 | flatback | 2013 | Hrubý |