Viola da gamba Bass
Ambroise de Comble, 18 century
Catalog 152. Viola da gamba, bass, Ambroise de Comble, Tourniers, 1750
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The viol at the arrival
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The instrument after the restoration
At the time of its construction, Tourniers was in fact, in France. The wood of the belly is particularly beautiful.The head is also original. Because of its large dimensions, this viola da gamba has been restored as a seven-string instrument), as was fashionable in the later part of the Eighteenth Century
The instrument and the actual owner
Eric Tinkerhess, pupil of Catharina Meints-Caldwell, has recorded Forqueray and other works with this viol.
Dendocrinology
| Bass | 1762 – 1641 |
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Treble
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1765 – 1629 |
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Upper width
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