Lyra viol

This small instrument, a lyra viol, has an extra set of sympathetic strings that through a hollow channel carved in the neck. The head is typical of a style of carving from the early 17th century in England. The fingerboard and tailpiece are decorated with inlaid geometric patterns of black and white lines. The varnish is a deep red brown.

Bone, Brass, Iron, Boxwood, Ebony wood, Maple wood, Spruce wood, Viola

Crafted by

Shem Mackey