Viola da gamba Treble by William Turner
London, 1650 c.a.
Catalog 76. Viola da gamba, treble, 3 – William Turner – London, um 1650
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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 the 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!
Before restauration |
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During restauration: Petr Vavrous and Jan Stejskal
Matthew Locke: Pavan for three viols and organ performed on two trebles and one bass viol by William Turner, ca. 1650
| Body length | 407 mm |
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Upper width
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190 mm |
| Middle width | 132 mm |
| Lower width | 235 mm |
| Rib height | mm |
| String length | 400 mm |