“Viola built to order and personalized in the carvings on the curl and decorations on the tailpiece, according to the personal taste of the musician who commissioned it, typical ornaments of the English luthiers of the 1600s.
Instrument with large body, full basses and deep sound, ideal for English consort and basso continuo.”
Viola da gamba 6 corde produzione 2017
Viola da gamba basso 6 strings, English model, inspired by Barak Norman
Oil varnish, colour old yellow
Lenght of the body: 67,2 cm
String Lenght: 69,5 cm
Max top width: 30,2 cm
Min width at cc bouts: 23,3 cm
Max lower width: 39,2 cm
Top: Val di fiemme flamed spruce. quarter sawn, two jointed parts, medium grain
Back: Flamed Balkanian maple, quarter sawn, two jointed parts, medium grain, medium flame
Head end ribs: flamed balkanian maple, regular grain , regular flame veneered keyboard
Particular signs: inlay on the head and on the tailpiece
Making process
