This is a treble viol after John Hoskins 1609. The original, now in the Shrine to Music Museum, was converted to a viola at some point during its life however enough of it survives intact to enable a copy to be made. I make it with a 40cm string length and a bent front as in the original. The instrument pictured has a walnut fingerboard & tail-piece with laburnam pegs.
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