Viola da gamba (seven strings)

This bass viola da gamba has been constructed in the late 17th century French style. The carved head is of a dragon suggested by the fashion of the period and styled on an original by Joachim Tielke of Hamburg. This viola has the lower seventh string introduced by the French composer St Colombe in the 1680s. This viola has seven strings.

Bone, Silver, Cedar wood, Ebony wood, Pine wood, Wood, Viola

Crafted by

Shem Mackey