Manessa's World of Music is a new, small business located on the Western Slope of Colorado in Clifton, near Grand Junction. The reason I started this business was because I was disabled and wanted to stay within the music market. I started playing the viola when I was 10 years old in Enid, Oklahoma. I played through High School playing not only Viola, but Violin and Cello. Finally, I played professionally until I was in my mid 30s while living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Because of all of this, I developed a love for the strings and the keyboards which I am self taught and also know the necessity of quality instruments believing that everyone who so desires should have access to the highest quality. I owned a high quality Stradivarius knock off, but it was a wonderful instrument.