©Mathieu Pradels
6 string bass Viola da Gamba. Probably after Henry Jaye
This six-string instrument is based on a 17th century English viol, probably after Henry Jaye. The head of the viol has been carved with a lion's head, the fingerboard and tailpiece have inlaid decorations. This instrument is set up with all-gut strings.
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Mathieu Pradels
Paris, France
Mathieu Pradels played the violin when he was a child, but he was never very good. He was more intrigued by the instrument itself. It is this curiosit ...
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