Renaissance Viol without soundpost

around 1500 - 6x1 - in d' - Model 1

  • string courses 6x1 
  • string length 69.8 cm, 440hz 
  • tune d’ / a /  e / c / G / D
  • spruce soundboard with purfling and crosswise bars on the underside
  • without soundpost and bass bar
  • soundhole rose of pearwood and parchment 
  • maple bridge 
  • flat back and ribs in curly maple
  • neck and pegbox in maple
  • fretboard and tailpiece in curly pearwood 
  • boxwood pegs 
  • varnish
  • price for this execution EUR 8.200,- 
  • kingham case (ca. EUR 1.400,- » see GTC)

The stringing was of course completely in gut! After some searching the strings came off
Luke Challinor proven.


This model is available in the following variations:

  • string courses 6x1 
  • string length 69.8 cm
  • spruce belly with or without ornamentation inlay
  • body in curly or birds-eye maple, walnut, cherry, or according to individual customer preferences with or without purfling 
  • boxwood or plum pegs 
  • other individual makings 
  • price depending on kind of execution