Lu-Mi 6-string Violone in A after Meares
Lu Mi 6 string violone in A after Richard Meares ca1660. This violone is scaled up from the Meares 6 string bass viol and could also be used as an all gut consort bass viol in D, ideal for 8' bass lines. String length 800mm. It is made from very high quality wood and combines excellent craftmanship with a full, rich 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: 800 mm
- Corpus length: 783 mm
- Corpus width: Up 365 mm / Mid 263 mm / Low 433 mm