Viola da Gamba Society of America

A directory of viola da gamba makers and repair. Makers / Repairers It takes a village to make a viol and keep it playing. The Society has compiled this list as a resource for our members and for the larger viol community. VdGSA members are indicated by our logo. Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement and the Society is not responsible for the content of any website linked to this page. Please send us updates or suggestions . Filter by type View all Francis Beaulieu Francis Beaulieu Viol maker Montréal, QC Canada View all Warren Ellison Warren Ellison Violin and viol maker Jericho, VT USA View all Gabriela Guadalajara Gabriela Guadalajara Violin and viol maker New York, NY USA View all Tim Johnson Tim Johnson Violin and viol maker Plainfield, CT USA View all Thomas Mace Thomas Mace Viol maker Boulder, CO USA View all Edward Maday Edward Maday Violin and viol maker Woodmere, NY USA View all John Pringle John Pringle Retired viol maker and lifetime member Efland, NC USA View all Alexandra Saur Alexandra Saur Viol maker Albany, CA USA View all Warren Shingleton Warren Shingleton Viol maker Upland, CA USA View all Linda Shortridge Linda Shortridge Viol maker and lifetime member Tucson, AZ USA View all Colin Skofield Colin Skofield Violin and viol maker Sudbury, MA USA View all Marc Soubeyran Marc Soubeyran Violin and viol maker Ludlow UK View all Trouvere Music Works Trouvere Music Works Medieval instruments USA View all Henner Harders Henner Harders Viol makers Putlitz/Mansfeld Germany View all Bert Dekker Bert Dekker Viol maker Vries The Netherlands View all Matthew Farley Matthew Farley Viol maker Kraków Poland View all Sergio Gistri Sergio Gistri Viol maker Colle Val d'Elsa Italy View all Richard Jones Renaissance Viols Richard Jones Renaissance Viols Viol Maker Scotland View all Jane Julier Jane Julier Viol maker Culmstock UK View all Judith Kraft Judith Kraft Viol maker Paris France View all Gesina Liedmeier Gesina Liedmeier Viol maker Velp Netherlands View all Shem Mackey Shem Mackey Viol maker Ramsgate UK View all Viola Bertelli Motta Viola Bertelli Motta Viol Maker Pavia Italy View all Floris-Jan van der Voort Floris-Jan van der Voort Viol maker Oss Netherlands View all Charlie Ogle Charlie Ogle Violin and viol dealer Eugene, OR USA View all Lu-Mi Instruments Lu-Mi Instruments Viol dealer Helsinki Finland View all Andrew Dipper Andrew Dipper Restorer Minneapolis, MN USA View all Sarah Peck Sarah Peck Restorer Philadelphia, PA USA View all Russell Wagner Russell Wagner Restorer Evanston, IL USA View all Ralph Ashmead Ralph Ashmead Bow maker Tuolome, CA USA View all Louis Bégin Louis Bégin Bow maker Lanthier, QC Canada View all Christopher English Christopher English Bow maker Port Townsend, WA USA View all Harry Grabenstein Harry Grabenstein Bow maker Williston, VT USA View all David Hawthorne David Hawthorne Bow maker Waltham, MA USA View all Stephen Marvin Stephen Marvin Bow maker Toronto, ON Canada View all Pieter Affourtit Pieter Affourtit Bow maker Hoorn Netherlands View all Coen Engelhard Coen Engelhard Bow maker Sieuras France View all Jérôme Gastaldo Jérôme Gastaldo Bow maker Brussels Belgium View all Eitan Hoffer Eitan Hoffer Bow maker Israel View all Aquila USA Aquila USA String maker Portland, OR USA View all Boston Catlines Boston Catlines String maker Somerville, MA USA View all Damian Dlugolecki Damian Dlugolecki String maker Troutdale, OR USA View all Gamut Strings Gamut Strings String maker Duluth, MN USA View all Daniel Larson Daniel Larson String maker & luthier Duluth, MN USA View all Aquila Corde Armoniche Aquila Corde Armoniche String maker Caldogno Italy View all Corde Drago Corde Drago String maker Bologna Italy View all Kürschner Musiksaiten Kürschner Musiksaiten String maker Taunusstein Germany View all George Stoppani, Real Guts Strings George Stoppani, Real Guts Strings String maker Manchester UK View all Toro Strings Toro Strings String maker Salle Italy View all Rouillard Aluminum Cases Rouillard Aluminum Cases Aluminum flight cases Ste-Martine, QC Canada View all Accord Case Accord Case Carbon fiber cases Pula Croatia View all Ika Hard Cases Ika Hard Cases Hard cases Ždár nad Sázavou Czech Republic View all Kingham MTM Case Co Kingham MTM Case Co Hard cases Essex UK View all Maurizio Riboni Maurizio Riboni Semi-rigid cases Cremona Italy View all Stevenson Cases Stevenson Cases Carbon fiber cases Norwich UK View all Victor Vorko Étuis Victor Vorko Étuis Hard cases Paris France

New Music for Viols Database Clear Search Title: Composer First Name: Composer Last Name: Composed Before: Composed After: Duration Greater Than: Duration Less Than: Publisher: Difficulty: Select Level Number of Parts: Select Click on any entry for more detailed information Title Composer First Name Composer Last Name Birth Number of Parts Year Composed Difficulty Duration Publisher Alba consort song after Samuel Beckett Jeff Abell 1953 4 1980 fairly difficult 4 Two Pieces for Solo Viola da Gamba Murray Adaskin 1906 1 1972 difficult 9 Calliopé A Musical Triptych Peter Aldins 1953 1 Dedicatio ad Mariam Claude Loyola Allgen 1920 1 1958 difficult 2 distributed by Swedish Music Information Center Trills Peter Androsch 1963 6 1989 difficult 7 KMG, Stuttgart, Germany Sieben Schläge Peter Androsch 1963 1 1989 difficult 3 KMG, Stuttgart, Germany Konzert für Viola da gamba, Streichorchester and Schlagzeug Paul Angerer 1927 1 1965 fairly difficult Doblinger Aubade (song of morning scene) Takayoshi Aoki 1951 2 1983 difficult 8 Hyôî (drift) for viol solo Takayoshi Aoki 1951 1 1983 difficult 6 Archie’s Tune Rachel Archibald 1911 1 1980 fairly difficult 1.25 Song—for voice & viols Rachel Archibald 1911 2 1983 fairly difficult 1.5 Diversion for Tenor Recorder and Viols Rachel Archibald 1911 2 1989 fairly difficult 1 Texas Suite Rachel Archibald 1911 1 1982 fairly difficult 2.5 Polly Rachel Archibald 1911 3 1982 1 Phantasm Rachel Archibald 1911 4 1990 fairly difficult 2 Rhythmicity Rachel Archibald 1911 4 1990 fairly difficult 3 Chaconne Rachel Archibald 1911 4 1988 fairly difficult 3.5 Petite Fantasy on a Chorale Rachel Archibald 1911 3 1987 moderate 2 Quintessence and Quiescence Rachel Archibald 1911 4 1990 fairly difficult 3.5 Caprice for Four Viols Rachel Archibald 1911 4 Fata Morgana Rachel Archibald 1911 3 1984 fairly difficult 1.5 Knell Rachel Archibald 1911 1 1986 fairly difficult 1 Jazz Suite for Viol Consort Rachel Archibald 1911 5 1988 difficult 7 Vignette Rachel Archibald 1911 3 1986 fairly difficult 2 Bouquet Rachel Archibald 1911 4 2006 fairly difficult 1 Caprice for Viols Rachel Archibald 1911 3 1988 fairly difficult 4 Fanfare for Viols Rachel Archibald 1911 5 1988 fairly difficult 2 Diversion for Two Bass Viols #1 and #2 Rachel Archibald 1911 2 1988 fairly difficult 3 Finger Board Fantasye Rachel Archibald 1911 1 1980 difficult 1 Settings for Tenor & Bass viols Rachel Archibald 1911 2 1983 difficult 3.5 Set for Four Viols Rachel Archibald 1911 4 1990 fairly difficult 7.5 For Eloise Rachel Archibald 1911 2 1981 Diversion for Three Tenor Viols Rachel Archibald 1911 3 1990 fairly difficult 1.5 Fantasy and Dance Bülent Arel 1919 5 1974 difficult 10 In 3 John Armstrong 1952 1 1992 Sonata da Camera Richard Anthony Sayer Arnell 1917 1 HIN Concerning Stillness Yvette Audain 1 4 Sounz Music for Viol Consort a 5 Will Ayton 1948 5 Allyon Wit Publications Duets for Bea Will Ayton 1948 2 2002 Allyon Wit Publications Fragments from Fitzwilliam Will Ayton 1948 2 2000 self Hush! My Dear, Lie Still and Slumber Will Ayton 1948 3 2009 Four by Four Will Ayton 1948 4 PRB Publications Traditional Jewish Melodies Will Ayton 1948 4 Cheap Trills Twas in The Moon of Wintertime Will Ayton 1948 4 2005 Fantasia a4 on a Theme of Henry Purcell Will Ayton 1948 4 1995 fairly difficult 5 Intermezzo Will Ayton 1948 5 1984 fairly difficult 5.75 Tears of a Dragon Will Ayton 1948 4 Music for My Lady’s Wedding Vol. I and Vol. II Will Ayton 1948 3 2003 Allyon Wit Publications 2003 Fantasia on “When Jesus Wept” Will Ayton 1948 3 1995 fairly difficult 2 Prelude For Solo Bass Viol Will Ayton 1948 1 Fanfare for the 50th Anniversary of the VdGSA Will Ayton 1948 6 2012 1 VdGSA, New Music for Viols series Pavan and Fantasia, on a phrase of Richard Mico (1650) Will Ayton 1948 5 1990 fairly difficult 7 Coventry Carol Fantasia, for 3 viols and voice Will Ayton 1948 3 1991 fairly difficult 4 Fantasia a3, for viol trio Will Ayton 1948 3 1990 fairly difficult Tunes of the British Isles Will Ayton 1948 3 2003 moderate Cheap Trills - TR043 Imitations on Ein’ feste Burg Will Ayton 1948 4 2003 Miniatures For Martha Will Ayton 1948 4 Fugue Will Ayton 1948 2 The Ballad of the Rosemary Will Ayton 1948 4 Fantasia a3 Will Ayton 1948 3 fairly difficult A Reliquary for William Blake Will Ayton 1948 3 2004 moderate Ave Maria—Fantasia for voice and 2 viols Will Ayton 1948 2 1995 moderate 2 Reflections on American Shape Note Hymns Will Ayton 1948 4 2005 Meditation No. 1 For Bass Viol Will Ayton 1948 1 moderate 3 Meditation No. 2 for bass viol Will Ayton 1948 1 2006 moderate Music for Three Viols or String Trio Will Ayton 1948 3 1993 fairly difficult 4 PRB Productions, 1999 Variations on a Theme by Jean Will Ayton 1948 2 Fantasia a4 (in Homage to H.P.) Will Ayton 1948 4 1988 fairly difficult 4 PRB Productions Rest, Sweet Nymphs Will Ayton 1948 3 moderate Three Settings of Poems by Thomas Campion Will Ayton 1948 3 moderate Incantations for the Solar Year Will Ayton 1948 3 2003 Cheap Trills Reflections on Ein’ feste Burg, O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden, Nun danket alle Gott Will Ayton 1948 4 Allyon Wit Publication Funeral Music G. Bachmann 3 1983 Henry’s Mobile Simon Bainbridge 1952 4 1995 difficult 5 Novello Kinneret Pulses Simon Bainbridge 1952 5 1992 difficult Novello, 1992 Variations on an Old Pavan Francis Baines 1917 2 fairly difficult Schott (10463) Pavane Francis Baines 1917 4 1960 Schott 10853 Fantasia Peter R. Ballinger 1932 4 1995 fairly difficult 4 PRB Productions, 1995 Six by Three Peter R. Ballinger 1932 6 1990 fairly difficult 6 VdGSA: New Music for Viola da Gamba, #3, 1992 Trio, opus 2 Peter R. Ballinger 1932 3 1988 fairly difficult 8 PRB Productions: Contemporary Consort Series 8, ISBN 1-56571-011-8 Quartet for Viols Seymour Barab 1921 4 1985 difficult 10 52nds Stephen Barbour 4 2012 1 VdGSA, New Music for Viols series Kanonspiel Anibal Barca 4 Triptych: Meditations on Auf Ein Altes Bild Nancy Barney 4 2019 moderate 6 Nancy Barney if among silent skies Marshall Barron 1925 1 1990 difficult 2 Three Fantasias on Doves Figary Marshall Barron 1925 3 1984 fairly difficult 6 Playford Consort Publications, 1985 Enigmas and Variations Marshall Barron 1925 4 1993 fairly difficult 38 Playford Consort Publications, 1993 Dances, Divisions and Diversions Marshall Barron 1925 1 1990 fairly difficult 31 Playford Consort Publications, 1990 O by the by Marshall Barron 1925 1 1990 difficult 2 Preludes and Involuntaries for tenor viol Marshall Barron 1925 1 1990 fairly difficult Playford Consort Publications, 1990 in Just spring Marshall Barron 1925 1 1990 difficult 2 Scottish Lilts and Laments Marshall Barron 1925 3 1989 fairly difficult 76 Playford Consort Publications, 1992 Tombeau de Marin Marais Pierre Bartholomée 1937 2 1967 13.5 UE Eclipse Todd Barton 1949 1 1995 fairly difficult 3.75 Divan Sally Beamish 1956 6 2009 25 in dreaming Sally Beamish 1956 5 1995 difficult 5 Les premiers hivernements John Beckwith 1927 1 1986 12 The Juniper Tree David Bedford 1937 1 1982 UE Kleine Kammermusik Peter Benary 1931 2 1968 difficult 6 MOES Upon Silence George Benjamin 1960 5 1990 difficult 10 Faber, 1990 Cinquains Thomas Edward Benjamin 1940 1 1978 fairly difficult 4.5 Love (?) Songs Thomas Edward Benjamin 1940 2 1980 fairly difficult 8 Suite for Bass Viol and Harpsichord Kenneth Benshoof 1933 1 1968 fairly difficult 5 Sonata Op. 1, Arr. C.J. Coggill Alban Berg 1885 4 1907 6 PRB Productions CC052 Three Songs for Jerusalem Jonathan Berger 1954 1 1995 fairly difficult Una and the Lion, op. 98 Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley 1903 1 1979 fairly difficult 10 JWC, BMIC Concerto for Viola da Gamba and Orchestra Balthasar Bettingen 1889 1 1931 Browning Martha Bishop 1937 5 1991 fairly difficult 4.5 PRB Productions, 1992 The Lord’s Prayer Martha Bishop 1937 4 1993 fairly difficult 3 When our two souls Martha Bishop 1937 2 1987 fairly difficult 2.5 Jasmine Martha Bishop 1937 4 1997 fairly difficult 7 VdGSA, 2004 Gigue Martha Bishop 1937 2 1988 fairly difficult 1.5 Suite No. 2 for Two Bass Viols Martha Bishop 1937 2 2002 PRB Productions CC040 Three Communion Hymns Martha Bishop 1937 1 1983 Passiontide Chorale Martha Bishop 1937 1 1987 difficult 4 In Nomines Incognito Martha Bishop 1937 3 2006 fairly difficult 9 PRB 2007 Suite for 2 Bass Viols Martha Bishop 1937 2 1988 difficult 8 PRB Productions, 1990 Adagio Martha Bishop 1937 2 1988 fairly difficult 2 Trope on In Nomine Martha Bishop 1937 1 PRB Productions Three Communion Hymns Martha Bishop 1937 1 1987 fairly difficult 6 The Twa Sisters Martha Bishop 1937 2 1986 fairly difficult 4 Susato Press (George Kelischek), 1987 Serna Suite Martha Bishop 1937 1 2009 8 Westwoods Publications Passacaglia 1998 Martha Bishop 1937 1 1998 difficult 4.5 Catlines Fantasie Martha Bishop 1937 5 2013 Tango in Nomine Martha Bishop 1937 4 2006 fairly difficult 3 Fountain Music and Finale Smart Music as a high school orchestra piece for strings and harp, 2007. Unpublished as a viol piece. Elegy and Passacaglia Martha Bishop 1937 3 1987 fairly difficult 4 PRB Productions Millenial Musings Martha Bishop 1937 4 2000 Stabat Mater Martha Bishop 1937 4 2004 difficult 15 PRB forthcoming Introduction and Dance Martha Bishop 1937 2 1990 difficult 3.5 Country Vistas Suite Martha Bishop 1937 5 fairly difficult 2 Fantasias for 3 Viols Martha Bishop 1937 3 1987 fairly difficult 2.5 PRB Productions Shaker Prayer Martha Bishop 1937 4 2008 2 Trilogy on Sonnets of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Martha Bishop 1937 2 1987 difficult 9 Susato Press (George Kelischek) Blue Ridge Echoes Martha Bishop 1937 5 2011 15 PRB Productions CC074 Incantation and Demonic Dance Martha Bishop 1937 5 1991 Variations on “Drmes” a Croation Dance Martha Bishop 1937 4 1995 Morphine Martha Bishop 1937 6 2012 1 VdGSA, New Music for Viols series Fantasia #1 Martha Bishop 1937 3 1987 self Requiem for Weezer, Ann Stierli's late cat Martha Bishop 1937 3 2009 3.05 Three Works for Solo Viol Martha Bishop 1937 1 2014 12 PRB Productions CI034 “Barbara” Fantasia Martha Bishop 1937 4 1992 fairly difficult 3.5 In Nomine Martha Bishop 1937 6 1988 fairly difficult 3.5 VdGSA Mirages Martha Bishop 1937 5 2007 4.55 Time Travel Martha Bishop 1937 4 2007 7.42 Reverie Martha Bishop 1937 4 2009 3.21 A Christmas Carol Martha Bishop 1937 1 1988 fairly difficult 4.5 Fanfare Canzona Martha Bishop 1937 8 1990 fairly difficult 4 A Musical Smorgasboard Martha Bishop 1937 4 2008 17.44 Passacaglia Martha Bishop 1937 2 1988 fairly difficult 4 Dancing Viols Martha Bishop 1937 4 2007 3.25 PRB Eight Canonic Duets Martha Bishop 1937 2 1991 moderate 2 PRB Productions Mosaics Martha Bishop 1937 4 1988 fairly difficult 3 PRB Productions CC012 Maquam Hijaz Martha Bishop 1937 1 2008 difficult 5 PRB Productions Contemporary Inst. Mus. Series No. 34 Preludio and Passacaglia Martha Bishop 1937 1 1999 PRB Productions CI010 Five by Five by Five Martha Bishop 1937 5 2003 5 PRB Productions CC044 Prelude and Fugue Martha Bishop 1937 1 PRB Productions Anachronexus Jacob Bitinas 1992 8 2023 Fairly Difficult 10:00 Jacob Bitinas Eidolon No. 6 Jacob Bitinas 1992 6 2018 Moderate 4:10 Eidolon No. 4 Jacob Bitinas 1992 5 2017 Moderate 4:00 Eidolon No. 3 Jacob Bitinas 1992 5 2016 Moderate 4:30 Eidolon No. 5 Jacob Bitinas 1992 5 2017 Moderate 4:10 Winter’s End Charles Boone 1939 1 1980 fairly difficult 7 Salabert Kanzona, Op. 98 Siegfried Borris 1906 1 Sirius Verlag Trio, Op. 70 Siegfried Borris 1906 1 1953 fairly difficult 11 Sirius Verlag Konzert fur Gambe, Op. 87 Siegfried Borris 1906 1 1957 Sirius Verlag (rental only) Canzona Wolfgang Bottenberg 1930 4 2000 fairly difficult Partita: for recorder quartet, guitar, and viola da gamba Wolfgang Bottenberg 1930 1 1978 23 Enneaenne Michelle Boudreau 1956 1 1983 9 Motet-Al Mishkavi (Song of Songs) Martin Boykan 1931 3 difficult Repente Luiz Otávio Braga 1953 1 1992 difficult 12 Fugue on a Bach Tune Chris Briden 4 2012 1 VdGSA, New Music for Viols series Jubileau De Prata Odemar Brigido 1941 3 Devaneio Odemar Brigido 1941 4 Pequena Suite para Quarteto de Viola da Gamba Odemar Brigido 1941 4 Marolas Odemar Brigido 1941 2 Sir William Dunch’s Pavan and Galliard Virginia Brookes 5 1993 PRB Productions, 1993 The Harper of Chao, op. 44 Christopher Roland Brown 1943 1 1975 difficult 14 Musography; available from BMIC Distilled for 7 String Bass Viol Eliza Brown 1985 1 2010 6.5 Copyright 2010 Eliza Brown Sketchbook Music ASCAP Cadman Requiem Gavin Bryars 1943 6 1997 fairly difficult 9 In Nomine Gavin Bryars 1943 6 fairly difficult 8 Schott, 1995 Miniatures pour petite Aldis Edvard Hagerup Bull 1922 1 1963 10 NMI The Turn of the Year Freda Burford 4 1989 fairly difficult 5.5 PRB Productions, 1991 In The Margins Paul Burnell 1960 1 2013 very difficult 17 Peacock Press (via Recorder Music Mail) Saturn’s Rings Robert Butts 1950 4 1996 fairly difficult 10 Three Passacaglias Robert Butts 1950 4 fairly difficult Musica per Palladio Nicola Campogrande 1969 1 2008 Sonata Brian Capleton 1957 3 1995 difficult 15 Asclepius Editions, 1999 Musica Mundana Brian Capleton 1957 4 1999 difficult 20 The Tetrad Brian Capleton 1957 2 1999 difficult 6 Asclepius Editions, 1999 Empidocles Fragment Brian Capleton 1957 2 1999 fairly difficult 5 The World is All Brian Capleton 1957 1 1997 difficult 7 Asclepius Editions, 1999 Quinque Viae Brian Capleton 1957 2 1997 difficult 12 Asclepius Editions, 1999 Sapere Aude Brian Capleton 1957 2 1995 fairly difficult 3 Asclepius Editions, 1999 The Elements Brian Capleton 1957 2 1992 difficult 20 Asclepius Editions, 1999 Private Music—Piece 1 Brian Capleton 1957 2 1999 difficult 7 Malvern Brian Capleton 1957 1 1997 difficult 10 Asclepius Editions, 1999 Fantasia Brian Capleton 1957 3 1995 difficult 5 Asclepius Editions, 1999 Two for Le Nôtre Robert Carl 1954 1 difficult 14 Dor Mauro Carpiceci 1950 2 1994 fairly difficult 3 Fuga Mauro Carpiceci 1950 1 1994 fairly difficult 2

Conclave 2025 will take place in-person at Ohio University (Oxford, OH) July 13-20, 2025. The 63rd VdGSA Conclave July 13–20, 2025 Miami University, Oxford OH We are pleased to present: A full week of in-person classes plus three hybrid class options for those who cannot attend in person Programs for Beginners, Seasoned Players, Advanced Projects, Consort Cooperative, and—of course—the full regular curriculum Special events (live streamed for online participants) include: English Country Dance for all, led by Graham Christian Thursday evening all-faculty concert: “Gotta Dance!” Friday evening performance by the Consort Cooperative Evening open playing sessions, hosted by members of the Consort Cooperative and faculty Our usual social events and member services: First Night Ice Cream Social Live and Silent Auctions The Emporium, featuring makers, vendors, and publishers Viol and Bow Doctors Student Concert Festive Closing Banquet Thanks to a very generous gift in memory of Margriet Tindemans, we will again offer three special classes in Medieval music, including loaner instruments for those interested in trying the vielle. In-Person Conclave Registration is closed Register for Online Conclave For changes to registration, or to request a late registration, please email Conclave Management . Faculty Amy Domingues Arnie Tanimoto Brent Wissick Cathy Meints David Ellis Dongmyung Ahn Emily Walhout Erica Rubis Erik Andersen Gail Schroeder Heather Miller Lardin Jack Ashworth James Perretta James Williamson Kate Shuldiner Martha McGaughey Niccolo Seligman Patricia Ann Neely Patty Halverson Sarah Cunningham Sarah Mead Wendy Gillespie and special guest Graham Christian Staff Sarah Mead Music Director Pedro Funes-Whittington Haley Moore Marie Ridolfo Conclave Management Team Genevieve MacKay Work Study Jamie Gallupe Consort Cooperative Sarah Poon Vendor Liaison Ken Perlow Seasoned Players

DHV: 1297 Tourin ID: Size: Bass Place Made: Maker: GB London Thomas Cole Date: 1674 Label Text: Thomas Cole, near Fetter-lane / in Holborn, London, 1674 [printed, including final digits] Body Shape: Viol Current Location: GB London No. of Strings: 6 Collection: Private Collection Sound Holes: C Catalog Number: Head: Lion Private Owner: Yes Previous Owner: Edith Lake, London, -c. 1970 Measurements: Body Length: 64.7 String Length: 65.4 Rib Depth: 11 Upper Width: 29.3 Middle Width: 21.5 Bottom Width: 37.5 Information Source: TGM visit 10/01 Literature: MacCracken 2016, p. 189 Photographs: [By TGM: FB+S, head front, back 3/4 (color)] Recordings: Auctions: Comments: Table seems to be 2-piece (with wing for lower bass bout, at least), with double purfling. Back probably doesn’t belong to rest: has scratched-and-inked purfling and arabesque designs, and no soundpost plate (label is glued diagonally directly onto back). Shoulders have been reshaped on both table and back, by adding as much as 2 cm of width on each side. Lion head also unlikely to be original: very ornate, high-profile carving, with 2 fangs and luxuriant mane. Bridge placed above middle of C’s when seen. Repair label: “reparée / par Jean-Petit luthier / à Besançon an 1834,” glued next to Cole label.

DHV: 1130 Tourin ID: Size: Bass Place Made: Maker: I Cremona Antonio & Girolamo Amati Date: 1597 Label Text: Antonius, & Hieronymus Fr. Amati / Cremonen Andrae fil F. 1597 [printed except 1597] Body Shape: Cello Current Location: USA Washington, DC No. of Strings: -4 Collection: Smithsonian Institution Sound Holes: F Catalog Number: 65.0643; 1991.0406 Head: Scroll Private Owner: Previous Owner: University of Pennsylvania; Sarah Frischmuth Measurements: Body Length: 63.1 String Length: Rib Depth: 10.3 Upper Width: 32.7 Middle Width: 21.6 Bottom Width: 40.6 Information Source: TGM visit 2/93 Literature: Herzog 2003, IT-25; Chiesa 2002, pp. 89-91; Miller 1994, pp. 49-51 Photographs: On museum’s website (FB+S [unstrung], head side, F-holes, top off, underside of top, rib patches, top & bottom blocks [color]); Herzog 2003, IT-25 (FB+S); Chiesa 2002, p. 90 (F+S, head side); Herzog 2002, p. 157 (front); [unpublished, from museum: FB+S, head side; by TGM: label [color, 3/23])] Recordings: Auctions: Comments: Arched back; pointed corners, overhanging edges; fold undone when converted to a cello. Poor condition, with worm damage, cracks, abraded edges of table, etc. Miller 1994: lower two-thirds of body is intact and unmodified; so nearly identical to 1611 Amati bass at Ashmolean that they must have been built from the same mold and pattern. Scroll by Grancino (C. Beare to Smithsonian, 1989). Came to Smithsonian in 1965, but ownership not transferred until 1991. Chiesa 2002: back arching is slight and quite different from that on Amati cellos. (Top off when seen again 3/24)

DHV: 281 Tourin ID: GENEV 01 Size: Pardessus Place Made: Maker: F Paris Antoine Saint-Paul Date: 1774 Label Text: Antonius / Saint Paul / Prope / Commediam / Gallicam / Lutetiae / Anno 1774 [printed except 74] Body Shape: Viol Current Location: CH Geneva No. of Strings: 5 Collection: Musée d’art et d’histoire Sound Holes: C Catalog Number: IM 01 Head: Head Private Owner: Previous Owner: Fritz Ernst, Geneva, -1969 Measurements: Body Length: 32.1 String Length: 31.2 Rib Depth: 4.3 Upper Width: 15.9 Middle Width: 11 Bottom Width: 19.6 Information Source: A.-M. Huwyler to TGM 9/24; J. Deferne to TGM, 2/10; PT visit 10/78 Literature: Photographs: König 1985, p. 89 (front); museum checklist (F [color]); [unpublished, from J. Deferne 2/10: F+B, head back (color)]; [by PT: front (color)] Recordings: Auctions: Comments: Striped back and ribs, double purfling. 2 pegs treble, 3 bass side. J. Deferne’s dimensions 33.0, 15.8/11.4/19.5, 5.1, 31.0.

DHV: 1314 Tourin ID: Size: Treble Place Made: Maker: GB George Gill Date: 16.. Label Text: George Gill [handwritten] Body Shape: Viol Current Location: GB London No. of Strings: -4 Collection: Horniman Museum Sound Holes: C Catalog Number: 15.10.48/35 Head: Scroll Private Owner: Previous Owner: Percy Bull, London, -1948 Measurements: Body Length: 31.2 String Length: Rib Depth: 5.7 Upper Width: 15.7 Middle Width: 11.6 Bottom Width: 19.1 Information Source: Fleming 2001: VME 01 Literature: Fleming 2016, p. 99; Fleming 2001: VME 01 Photographs: Fleming & Bryan 2016, pl. 13 (back and lower ribs [color], p. 67 (label), p. 100 (purfling details); Fleming 2001: VME F01 (front body only), L15 (back, body only), 16-19 (details of decoration) [all color]; www.minim.ac.uk (FB+S, head F+S, many details of decoration, label [color]); [unpublished, from M. Fleming: FB+S, label (color)] Recordings: Auctions: Comments: Fleming 2001: pardessus? Made from pieces of a much larger instrument (bass or large tenor viol), as revealed by decoration designs. 6-piece table with single purfling; back has none; neck not original; modern violin-style pegbox and scroll. Wood of back very similar to Ashmolean’s festooned Rose, with purfled arabesques in exactly the same style. Label probably not old but perhaps a reproduction. Probably made between 1608/9 and 1641 (p. 220).

DHV: 1204 Tourin ID: Size: Pardessus Place Made: Maker: F Mirecourt Jean [III] Vuillaume Date: 1745 Label Text: Body Shape: Viol Current Location: F Paris No. of Strings: 6 Collection: Musée de la musique Sound Holes: C Catalog Number: E.980.2.466 Head: Scroll Private Owner: Previous Owner: Geneviève Thibault, Comtesse de Chambure, -1979; Georges Le Cerf, -1929 Measurements: Body Length: 33 ± String Length: Rib Depth: Upper Width: Middle Width: Bottom Width: Information Source: Museum’s website; Gétreau 1996, p. 737 Literature: Gétreau 1996, p. 737 Photographs: On museum’s website (FB+S, head; front 7/8, head 3/4 [color]); Khazine 2004, p. 8 (back) Recordings: Auctions: Comments: Museum spells maker’s name “Villaume”. Body length estimated from meter stick shown in website photos; widths 15/11/19, ribs 6.5, string length 31.

DHV: 630 Tourin ID: MUNB 01 Size: Treble ? Place Made: Maker: D Norbert Gedler Date: 1721 Label Text: Norbertus Gedler Hochfuerstl. / Hof- Lauten= und Geigen / macher in Wuertzburg im / Jahr 1721 [handwritten, probably late 19/early 20C] Body Shape: Festoon Current Location: D Munich No. of Strings: 5 Collection: Deutsches Museum Sound Holes: Flame Catalog Number: 72125 Head: Cupid Private Owner: Previous Owner: Erich von Lülsdorff, Berlin-Charlottenburg, -1952 Measurements: Body Length: 38.4 String Length: 35 Rib Depth: 4 Upper Width: 18.8 Middle Width: 11.7 Bottom Width: 22.6 Information Source: Wackernagel 1997, pp. 275-76; PT visit 9/78 Literature: Wackernagel 1997, pp. 275-76; Thomas 1978, p. 26 Photographs: Wackernagel 1997, p. 276 (front) Recordings: Auctions: Comments: Wackernagel: “Viola d’amore...ohne Resonanzsaiten”. Body shape perhaps altered. Internal blocks and bars not original, also neck, pegbox, head, fittings, and varnish. 1-piece table with triple purfling; 2-piece back without purfling and ribs (perhaps cut down?) of bird’s-eye maple. Tourin: arm viol?

DHV: 1107 Tourin ID: Size: Bass Place Made: Maker: NL ? Date: Label Text: [None] Body Shape: Festoon Current Location: USA Philadelphia, PA No. of Strings: 6+6 Collection: Private Collection Sound Holes: C Catalog Number: Head: Female Private Owner: Yes Previous Owner: Rosje Baruch de la Pardo (“Miranda”), Hollywood, CA, -1985 Measurements: Body Length: 69.9 String Length: 71.5 Rib Depth: 12.5 Upper Width: 31.2 Middle Width: 23.5 Bottom Width: 38.6 Information Source: TGM visit 8/94 Literature: Photographs: [By TGM: FB+S, head F+S] Recordings: Auctions: Comments: Actually owned by Jonathan Ben Stad, on loan to ASAI. Attribution to Rombouts by former owner retained by ASAI, but no label or papers. Overhanging edges. Currently unfretted; neck barely long enough for 7th fret. Sympathetic strings run only from bottom of neck (to wrestpins in bottom block).