Viola da gamba
Treble I by William Turner
London, 1647



Viola da gamba William Turner, London, 1647

Viola da gamba William Turner, London, 1647

Since we are dealing with a luthier of the 17th C., then one should be very pleased to have four instruments by William Turner in our collection. The theoretician, Thomas Mace, recommends in 1676 that one should assemble a viola da gamba consort from instruments by the same maker, that are at least 100 years old. The age, he admonishes, improves the quality of the sound of string instruments. We have taken his advice seriously!

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Body length 407 mm
Upper width 183 mm
Middle width 133 mm
Lower width 237 mm
Rib height 74 mm
String length 424 mm


updated 31.12.2009