Division viol based on model: Barack Norman
TECHNICAL DATA
- String lenght: 665 mm
- Body lenght: 635 mm
Soundboard: Val di Fiemme spruce, 5 bent pieces
Back and sides: Italian walnut
Neck: Bosnian Italian walnut
F/board and T/piece: Walnut and spruce platted with ebony
Pegs, nut and nail: Ebony
Varnish: Oil, fossil amber based and natural pigments
COMMENT:
We were searching for a simple model, with a short scale and a beautiful voice for a customer and after a little bit of research we decided to use this model even if the original instrument is heavily decorated on both body and neck. We clean it up from all of the ornaments and choose for walnut for sides and back in order to boost a bit the low range.
What we like the most of this “Division” viol is the versatility of the size: it’s light and comfortable and the short scale is perfect for consort music, scordature and virtuosistic pieces. Could also perfectly fit to younger musicians and drive them through the course of study.
You can fin a stop-motion video in the multimedia section of this site, showing how this instrument was made.
Division viol based on model: Barack Norman
TECHNICAL DATA
- String lenght: 665 mm
- Body lenght: 635 mm
Soundboard: Val di Fiemme spruce, 5 bent pieces
Back and sides: Italian walnut
Neck: Bosnian Italian walnut
F/board and T/piece: Walnut and spruce platted with ebony
Pegs, nut and nail: Ebony
Varnish: Oil, fossil amber based and natural pigments
COMMENT:
We were searching for a simple model, with a short scale and a beautiful voice for a customer and after a little bit of research we decided to use this model even if the original instrument is heavily decorated on both body and neck. We clean it up from all of the ornaments and choose for walnut for sides and back in order to boost a bit the low range.
What we like the most of this “Division” viol is the versatility of the size: it’s light and comfortable and the short scale is perfect for consort music, scordature and virtuosistic pieces. Could also perfectly fit to younger musicians and drive them through the course of study.
You can fin a stop-motion video in the multimedia section of this site, showing how this instrument was made.
