Bowed String Instruments

The Early Music Shop soprano rebec is an excellent 3 string instrument based on several historic patterns. The body is carved from a single block of wood, there is no soundpost and it has a thin, nasal, penetrating tone. The instrument is supplied in its own hard carrying case and comes with a bow. String Length: 285mm 1st string - . e' - 0.85 - plain gut 2nd string - a - 1.00 - plain gut 3rd string - d - 1.50 - plain gut Length: 486mm Width: 111mm Height: (inc. bridge) 105mm

The Early Music Shop alto rebec is an excellent 3 string instrument based on several historic patterns. The body is carved from a single block of wood, there is no soundpost and it has a thin, nasal, penetrating tone. The instrument is supplied in its own hard carrying case and comes with a bow. String Length: 335mm 1st string - . a 0.85 - plain gut 2nd string - d - 1.00 - plain gut 3rd string - G - 1.50 - plain gut Length: 570mm Width: 130mm Height: (inc. bridge) 124mm

Hora Tenor Bowed Psaltery with bow, bag and tuning key - made from solid maple with a sitka spruce soundboard and laminated maple/birch back. This simple design can create hours of fun and is easy to learn. Hold the psaltery in your left hand pointing away from you while resting the flat end against your chest. Hold the bow centrally and bow between the pins. Naturals to the right & Semitones to the left...! Bowed Psaltery Tuning and Sizes Hora Soprano Psaltery C5 – G#6 (21 notes). Size: 48cm x 16cm x 5cm approx. Hora Alto Psaltery G4 – G6 (25 notes). Size: 57cm x 19cm x 6cm approx. Hora Tenor Psaltery C4 – F6 (30 notes). Size: 73cm x 24cm x 7cm approx.

Hora Soprano Bowed Psaltery with bow, bag and tuning key - made from solid maple with a sitka spruce soundboard and laminated maple/birch back. This simple design can create hours of fun and is easy to learn. Hold the psaltery in your left hand pointing away from you while resting the flat end against your chest. Hold the bow centrally and bow between the pins. Naturals to the right & Semitones to the left...! Bowed Psaltery Tuning and Sizes Hora Soprano Psaltery C5 – G#6 (21 notes). Size: 48cm x 16cm x 5cm approx. Hora Alto Psaltery G4 – G6 (25 notes). Size: 57cm x 19cm x 6cm approx. Hora Tenor Psaltery C4 – F6 (30 notes). Size: 73cm x 24cm x 7cm approx.

The Early Music Shop tenor rebec is an excellent 3 string instrument based on several historic patterns. The body is carved from a single block of wood, there is no soundpost and it has a thin, nasal, penetrating tone. The instrument is supplied in its own hard carrying case and comes with a bow. String Length: 420mm 1st string - . d - 0.90 - plain gut 2nd string - G - 1.00 - plain gut 3rd string - C - 1.50 - plain gut Length: 718mm Width: 163mm Height: (inc. bridge) 156mm

Hora Alto Bowed Psaltery with bow, bag and tuning key - made from solid maple with a sitka spruce soundboard and laminated maple/birch back. This simple design can create hours of fun and is easy to learn. Hold the psaltery in your left hand pointing away from you while resting the flat end against your chest. Hold the bow centrally and bow between the pins. Naturals to the right & Semitones to the left...! Bowed Psaltery Tuning and Sizes Hora Soprano Psaltery C5 – G#6 (21 notes). Size: 48cm x 16cm x 5cm approx. Hora Alto Psaltery G4 – G6 (25 notes). Size: 57cm x 19cm x 6cm approx. Hora Tenor Psaltery C4 – F6 (30 notes). Size: 73cm x 24cm x 7cm approx.

Mihály Vrábel - Galician Style Hurdy Gurdy - a fairly rustic hand made 5 string hurdy gurdy with trompette, but fully functional and keenly priced. The two melody strings gives this hurdy gurdy slightly more volume over the drone strings. Suggested Tuning: E A A melody string E x 2 trompette string A bass string A Alternative Tuning: G D g d d (more traditional) Optional Extra: Kingham Hard Case For more details or further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Mihály Vrábel - Baroque Style Hurdy Gurdy - a fairly rustic hand made 5 string hurdy gurdy with trompette, but fully functional and keenly priced. The two melody strings gives this hurdy gurdy slightly more volume over the drone strings. Suggested Tuning: E A e a melody string E x 2 trompette string A bass string A tenor string E Alternative Tuning: G D g d (more traditional) Chanterelle ( melody string) g Trompette string c or d or g Petit Bourdon String D Gros Bourdon String G Optional Extra: Kingham Hard Case For more details or further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The master 7 string Bass Viol after Nicholas Bertrand (1704). This viol is modelled after a French bass viol by Bertrand and is particularly suitable for French baroque repertoire where a full, rich sound is required. Made from very high quality wood, these viols combine excellent craftsmanship with an appealing sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of sycamore with ebony veneer or birds-eye maple. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. String length: 700 mm Corpus length: 693 mm Corpus width: Up 327 mm / Mid 235 mm / Low 396 mm About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings.

Lu Mi Treble viol after Henry Jaye 1620 (string length 366mm). This treble viol after Henry Jaye is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftsmanship with a full, sweet, rounded sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of sycamore with ebony veneer. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings. String length: 366 mm Corpus length: 362 mm Corpus width: Up 173 mm / Mid 120 mm / Low 211 mm

Mihály Vrábel - Renaissance Style Hurdy Gurdy - a fairly rustic hand made 4 string hurdy gurdy with trompette, but fully functional and keenly priced. Suggested Tuning: E A A melody string E x 2 trompette string A bass string A Alternative Tuning: G D g d (more traditional) Optional Extra: Kingham Hard Case For more details or further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Lu Mi Treble viol after Henry Jaye (string length 360mm). This standard treble viol is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftmanship with a full, sweet, rounded sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of maple. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings.

The standard 7 string Bass Viol after Nicholas Bertrand (1704). This viol is modelled after a French bass viol by Bertrand and is particularly suitable for French baroque repertoire where a full, rich sound is required. Made from very high quality wood, these viols combine excellent craftsmanship with an appealing sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of maple. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. String length: 700 mm Corpus length: 693 mm Corpus width: Up 327 mm / Mid 235 mm / Low 396 mm About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings.

EMS Fiddle Medieval - E.A.D.G - an inexpensive medieval fiddle made from solid wood through out and includes a semi-rigid padded bag. Vibrating String Length: 298mm Maximum Length of Instrument: 605mm Maximum Width of Instrument: 207mm Maximum Hight of Instrument: 70mm Width of Nut: 30mm Length of Fingerboard: 218mm

Lu Mi Tenor viol after Henry Jaye ca1620 (string length 560mm) made to the highest possible standards. This tenor viol after Henry Jaye is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftmanship with a full, sweet, rounded sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of sycamore with ebony veneer or birds-eye maple. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings. String length: 560 mm Corpus length: 535 mm Corpus width: Up 250 mm / Mid 177 mm / Low 308 mm

Lu-Mi 5-string baroque cello after an original by Antonio and Girolamo Amati. This model was originally made to be a 5 string instrument. It has a sweet top 'e' string and the width of the corpus is wide enough to give a full bass register too. String length: 650 mm Corpus length: 708 mm Corpus width: Up 357 mm / Mid 235 mm / Low 429 mm About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings.

Lu Mi Tenor viol after Henry Jaye (string length 560mm). This standard tenor viol is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftmanship with a full, sweet, rounded sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of maple. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings.

The standard 6-string Bass Viol after Richard Meares. This Lu-Mi viol is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftsmanship with a full, rich, rounded sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of maple. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. String length: 695 mm Corpus length: 664 mm Corpus width: Up 304 mm / Mid 220 mm / Low 365 mm About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings.

The Master 6 string Bass Viol after Richard Meares (c.1660). This viol is an ideal bass viol to play all kinds of renaissance and baroque continuo repertoire.This Lu-Mi viol is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftsmanship with a full, rich, rounded sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of sycamore with ebony veneer or birds-eye maple. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. String length: 697 mm Corpus length: 664 mm Corpus width: Up 304 mm / Mid 220 mm / Low 365 mm About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings.

The master 6-string Division Bass Viol after Barak Norman (ca1692). The Barak Norman division bass viol has a slightly shorter string length designed specifically for renaissance solo bass viol repertoire. The division bass viol is also a perfect bass for a player with smaller hands. This Lu-Mi viol is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftsmanship with a full, rich, rounded sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of sycamore with ebony veneer or birds-eye maple. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. String length: 658 mm Corpus length: 633 mm Corpus width: Up 279 mm / Mid 204 mm / Low 332 mm About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings.

This Lu-Mi baroque violin is made after an original by Antonius Stradivarius from 1715. String length: 328mm Corpus length: 356mm Corpus width: Up 168mm/Mid 110mm/Low 208mm The original maker needs no introduction as they are the archetype of a violin! The tone of these baroque violins is strong and silvery. About Lu-Mi The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings.

Lu Mi Pardessus de viole in g after Henry Jaye ca 1620(string length 310-315mm). This small pardessus de viol is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftmanship with a full, sweet, rounded sound and a beautiful appearance. The ribs, back and neck are made of sycamore, the top of spruce, and the fingerboard and tailpiece of sycamore with ebony veneer. The wood is fully kiln-dried for stability. The Lu Mi range of instruments is the result of years of development and refinement overseen by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, the leading Finnish gamba player. They are instruments designed by a player of distinction with other professional performers in mind, and are faithful to the authentic light construction techniques of early strings. String length: 310-315 mm Corpus length: 320 mm Corpus width: Up 155 mm / Mid 113 mm / Low 195 mm

Mihály Vrábel - Hungarian Style Hurdy Gurdy Mihály Vrábel - Hungarian Style Hurdy Gurdy - a fairly rustic hand made 3 string hurdy gurdy with trompette, but fully functional and keenly priced. This instrument has one melody string and two drone strings. Suggested Tuning: E A A melody string E x 2 trompette string A bass string A Alternative Tuning: G D g (more traditional) Optional Extra: Kingham Hard Case For more details or further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Mihály Vrábel - Renaissance Style 4 String Symphony with Trompette - a fairly rustic hand made 4 string symphony with trompette, but fully functional and keenly priced. Suggested Tuning: E A A melody string E trompette string A bass string A Alternative Tuning: G D g d (more traditional) Optional Extra: Kingham Hard Case For more details or further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.