Viols
Pardessus de viol in g after Henry Jaye ca. 1620This model is scaled down from the treble viol of Jaye.
String length: 310-315 mm | ||
Treble viol after Henry Jaye ca. 1620The smaller of the two Lu-Mi treble viol models. The top gives a sweet tone. The bass register is not so good with all plain gut strings.
String length: 366 mm | ||
Treble viol after John Hoskins 1609, large modelThe larger of the two Lu-Mi treble viol models. It is ideal for all plain gut strings.
String length: 400 mm | ||
Tenor viol after Henry Jaye ca. 1620The smaller of the two Lu-Mi tenor viol models. The bass register is not so good with all plain gut strings.
String length: 560 mm | ||
6 string bass viol after Barak Norman 1692This model is the smallest Lu-Mi bass viol. It fits well for lyra viol purposes, and it is easy to play with smaller hands.
String length: 658 mm | ||
6 string bass viol after Richard Meares ca. 1660This model is the best all-round 6 string bass viol to play all kind of repertoire.
String length: 693 mm | ||
6 string consort bass viol after Henry Jaye ca. 1620This model is ideal for consort music, but since the string is so long it can be more difficult to play double stops or chords. It plays well with all gut strings.
String length: 745 mm | ||
7 string bass viol after Nicolas Bertrand 1704This model is ideal for solos but it plays well also as a continuo instrument.
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7 string bass viol after Nicolas Bertrand 1720, large modelThis model is ideal for continuo purposes, but it fits well also for solos.
String length: 725 mm | ||
