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I started taking cello lessons after my cellist niece was killed by a drunk driver going the wrong way on the expressway. I really did it in her honor... I will never play in an orchestra like her, but it was a connection to her.  ANYWAY, I don't have ROOM for a cello anymore, so on an impulse I put an ebay bid on a Yita viola.  The auction ended during a televised disaster, so I got an unbelievable deal. For $60 I was afraid they wouldn't send it when I won, that's about the price of the Dominant strings on it.. I got a 15.5" which I realize is small for me, but I plan to give it to my granddaughter when she can use it. I am happy with the tone, at least it isn't an obnoxious nasal buzz and it's pretty even across the instrument. I would say it has a nice singing voice. The top is fine grain and the back has a nice flame. 

The fingerboard orientation is driving me a bit crazy.  At this point I am working on scales, and they don't come easy.  I had planned to learn it like a big violin because learning tool are easier to find, but my conformist nature is stopping me. I should do it right if I do it...

Mark