I picked up a 19" "in the white" five-string viola. Doing the ground and varnish on my own... Badly, but I'm doing it. Fully graduated Top and Back plates, custom bridge, black walnut sound post... I even have a set of Obligato's I'll be putting on it.
Blue is my favorite color.
Let the girl play. Encouraging kids to practice is THE hardest part of teaching them. Destroy her enjoyment of it now, and she'll have that history color every musical experience for the rest of her life.
