Spring Cleaning at the Miner Museum and Library!

Dozens of incredible deals!  EVERYTHING starts at $9.99 and most have NO RESERVE!

FREE BONUS – for anyone spending $100 or more, I’ll throw in (only IF you ask) my 100-instrument 2-CD Xmas set (as seen on minermusic.com). And of course, combining items may save on shipping.

Item Description:

As seen and heard on Gregg Miner’s “A Christmas Collection.”

From my liner notes: “The viol or viola da gamba (in Italian, "on [or between] the legs") was a contemporary of the lute, which shared the lute's tuning, gut strings, and tied gut frets, but was played with a bow (my initial reaction was, great - a cello with frets! - but this was inaccurate). Originally six strings were standard - later seven, and occasionally five. Viols (rhymes with "dial") come in three general sizes - treble, tenor, and bass - and all are played upright, the treble resting on the lap. The bow is held underhand, unlike that of the modern violin family. Incidentally, while viols pre-dated the cello and viola, they were not actually forerunners but cousins - and, at the time, the most highly respected instruments of the aristocracy. If you were a sophisticate back in the sixteenth century, you played the viol, not the "crude" violin. This lasted until the late 1600s, when Stradivarius, in essence, said, Oh yeah, well take this! As the violin family developed greater volume, range and expressiveness, the viol went the way of the lute and other "period" instruments - but, happily, today it has been widely resurrected for it's unique charm and rich musical heritage.”

A simple instrument, structurally very sound, with plenty of subtle wear to finish. 23-3/8” scale, tuned C-G-D-A-E.  I paid a few hundred dollars for it in the early ‘90s. Yours for starting bid of ten bucks plus shipping. 

Larger images available on request

Thanks for your interest. I will only end an auction early for you if: NO bids have yet been placed, and you offer WAY more than it’s worth….so why bother to ask?

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