String Instruments

A well designed bass viol kit after Barak Norman c1710 which builds into an excellent instrument. The kit is supplied with the ribs pre-formed read...

Snakewood Treble Viol/Baroque Violin Bow by J. Wood

This 5 course baroque guitar is modelled after one of Stradivari’s original instruments and has a sweet, intimate sound. Price includes semi-rigid ...

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 continu...

The Early Music Shop tenor rebec kit is an inexpensive 3 string instrument based on several historic patterns. The body is pre-carved from a singl...

Brand new instrument arriving Oct/Nov 2026, available to reserve now. Please contact us if you are interested. 14 Course Archlute (Liuto Attio...

In the late eighteenth century and before, there was a family of guitar builders under the name Voboam. Almost every instrument was richly decora...

The master 6-string Division Bass Viol after Barak Norman (ca1692). The Barak Norman division bass viol has a slightly shorter string length design...

Our Heritage 6 course lute is designed after an original by Hieber. It is an affordable, good-quality renaissance lute perfect for beginners. A 6 ...

Played with a plectrum which was traditionally of an eagle's quill. This fretless oud has six courses and is tuned with wound and nylon strings. In...

The EMS 34 String Round Back Lever Harp in Ash incorporates newly re-designed metal semitone levers. This harp uses the best features of both Celt...

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 This model was originally made to be a 5 string instrument.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...

Based on a number of 15th Century examples, the string drum is tuned in open D and the strings are struck with a stick, giving a percussive chord. ...

Mia 34 string lever harp with BioCarbon® Synthetic Strings by Salvi The 34 string Mia is an elegant, high quality instrument with a rich, clear so...

A well designed tenor viol kit after John Rose c.1604 which builds into an excellent instrument. The kit is supplied with the ribs pre-formed ready...

EMS Fiddle Medieval Kit (for home assembly) - E.A.D.G - an inexpensive medieval fiddle made from solid wood through out.

Snakewood Tenor Viol Bow by J. Wood

Bass Viol Bow with Sliding Frog by Richard Jones - a traditional early bow hand made in the UK from beech or similar weighted wood. They are based ...

Based on an instrument made by Giorgio Sellas in 1627, which may be seen in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. This guitar has been modified to featu...

J. Wood Treble Viol after Henry Jaye (c.1629) including hard case Our new range of J. Wood viols, exclusive to The Early Music Shop, provide a prem...

This medieval fiddle is based one of the two fiddles that were recovered from hold of the Mary Rose. It has been designed with modern string player...

J. Wood Tenor Viol after John Rose (c.1604) including hard case Our new range of J. Wood viols, exclusive to The Early Music Shop, provide a premiu...

Based on a number of 15th Century examples, the string drum is tuned in open D and the strings are struck with a stick, giving a percussive chord. ...