BTNRP · MS100577
Viola da gamba
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Description
Bass viol with sloping shoulders, deep ribs and C-shaped soundholes. Spruce top. Back and ribs made of alternating strips of dark and light colored wood. Maple fingerboard and tailpiece (possibly not original to instrument). Ivory nut. Six hardwood friction pegs, and six strings (two copper-wound, four gut). Marks of six tied gut frets, but only two remain. Tailpiece with hookbar. This instrument is part of the Albert C. Spencer collection.