Es ist ein weit verbreiteter Irrtum das die heutigen Violinen aus den frühen Violen entstanden sind. Tatsächlich sind die se Instrumente in Ihrem gesamten Aufbau komplett anders. Das Holz ist dünner, die Mensur länger und die Saiten weniger stark gespannt. Die ersten Instrumente entstanden vermutlich um 1400 in Spanien und entwickelten sich bis zum 16. Jh zu der Form wie sie uns heute noch bekannt ist.
Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts hatte dieses Instrument dann seine Glanzzeit. Es gab bis zu dreistimmige Sätze die nur für Viola da Gamba geschrieben wurden. In diesem Entwicklungsabschnitt kamen auch die Tenor und Diskantviolen zu den bis dahin gängigen Bassviolen hinzu.
Unsere fertige Bassviola ist ein Nachbau eines Instrumentes von 1624, das sich in England in einer Privatsammlung befindet und hat eine massive Fichtendecke, sowie 12 Monate Garantie. Das Griffbrett ist mit Darmbünden versehen.
Die Länger der schwingenden Saite ist 683 mm . Die Korpustiefe ist 140 mm. Das Instrument wird auf Anfrage gebaut. Es ist auch mit 7 Saiten erhältlich. Auf Anfrage können auch Taschen Koffer und Bögen geliefert werden.
 

A fully dimensioned plan and instruction manual take the builder through the construction of the Renaissance Workshop Company's Bass Viol Kit in a clear and concise manner, with 'step by step' photographs further illustrating each stage. To ensure success, even for the first time builder, a traditional wooden mould is supplied, ready to assemble, to which blocks are fitted to accept the pre-bent ribs. The Swiss pine front is supplied centre jointed, arched and profiled, leaving only the final thinning for the builder. The back is centre jointed maple, sanded to thickness and with the fold guide pre-cut. The fingerboard and tailpiece are supplied as tapered blanks to be shaped before applying the matching rosewood veneer. The neck for the bass viol has a pierced scroll and a shaped peg box with taper reamed holes to which solid rosewood pegs are already fitted. Quality gut strings, a maple bridge and gut fretting complete the kit which includes free access to our customer 'Helpline' should you need any advice on construction, setting-up or playing
 

There is an almost universal misconception that the viol is a much earlier instrument than the violin and that somehow the entire violin family developed from it. The status, technique, repertoire and construction of the viol is quite different to the violin. The wood is thinner throughout and the strings are lighter, longer and have less tension. Possibly developing in Spain around the mid 1400's the outward appearance of the viol has varied enormously throughout its history and only emerged in its present form around 1600.
Our finished Treble Viol is based on an instrument by Henry Jaye in a private collection and is a 'small' treble measuring only xmm overall length with a vibrating string length of xmm. Each instrument is hand built to special order in our own workshops in Bradford and comes with 12 months warranty. A soft padded bag or fitted hard case and a choice of bows are available as optional extras if required.
 

A fully dimensioned plan and instruction manual take the builder through the construction of the Renaissance Workshop Company's Treble Viol Kit in a clear and concise manner, with 'step by step' photographs further illustrating each stage. To ensure success, even for the first time builder, a rigid polyurethane mould is supplied, to which blocks are fitted to accept the pre-bent ribs. The Swiss pine front is supplied centre jointed, arched and profiled, leaving only the final thinning for the builder. The back is centre jointed maple, sanded to thickness and with the fold guide pre-cut. The fingerboard and tailpiece are supplied as tapered blanks to be shaped before applying the matching rosewood veneer. The neck for the treble viol has a solid scroll and a shaped peg box with taper reamed holes to which solid rosewood pegs are already fitted. Quality gut strings, a maple bridge and gut fretting complete the kit which includes free access to our customer 'Helpline' should you need any advice on construction, setting-up or playing.