6 string bass viol

Copy of Barak Norman bass viol made in London, 1691. Original bass viol belongs to private collector.

- Wood -

Ribs - maple

Back - maple

Front - spruce

Neck - maple

Fingerboard and tailpiece - maple with marquetry veneer

Tuning pegs - boxwood

Nut - bone

- Dimensions -

String length - 651 mm

Average rib height - 108 mm

Width of bouts - lower - 337 mm / middle - 204 mm / upper - 284 mm

Arching height - 22 mm