For additional information about viols (aka violas da gamba), visit the Viol section of the Early String Instruments page.
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Ander Arroitajauregi Aranburu
Maker of violas da gamba, violones, vihuelas, lutes, and other early fretted instruments. Located in the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. Merion David Attwood Maker of viols, members of the violin family, and early bows. Located near London, England. Baroqueviolins.com Maker and restorer of violas da gamba and Baroque violins, violas, and cellos. Located in Genoa, Italy. Vincenzo Cipriani Maker of harps, chitarroni, lutes, citoles, rebecs, vielles, psalteries, violas da gamba, and other stringed instruments. Located in Italy. Bert Dekker Viola da gamba, violone, and (available soon) lirone maker. Located in Vries, The Netherlands. Hubert Dufour Maker of viols and vielles. Located in France. Warren Ellison Maker, repairer, and restorer of Baroque (and modern) violins, violas, and cellos, and viols. Located in Jericho, Vermont. Luciano Faria Maker of lutes, archlutes, theorbos, vihuelas, mandolinos, viols, and other early string instruments. Located in São Paulo, Brazil. Renate Fink Viola da gamba maker. Located in the United Kingdom. J.P. Gheerardyn Maker and restorer of violas da gamba, Baroque violins, and other stringed instruments. Located in Bruges, Belgium. Sergio Gistri Specialist in making viols and other Baroque bowed instruments such as the violone. Located in Italy. Horst Grünert Maker of violas da gamba, violones, cellos, and double basses. Located near Munich, Germany. Michael Heale Maker and restorer of viols, violones, and associated instruments. Located in England. Heiligenbergmusik Maker, repairer, and restorer of violas da gamba, vielles, vihuelas, citoles, psalteries, violins, and other stringed instruments. Located in Heiligenberg, Germany. Peter Hütmannsberger Maker of violas da gamba, violones, and barytons. Located in Linz, Austria. |
Timothy G. Johnson
Maker and restorer of violins, violas, violoncellos, and viols. Also designs and builds high quality Medieval and Renaissance instruments (bowed strings, plucked strings, harps) by commission. Located in Hewitt, Texas. Richard Jones Maker of Renaissance viols. Located in Scotland. Judith Kraft Maker of viols, Baroque violins, rebecs, and Medieval fiddles. Located in Paris, France. Gesina Liedmeier Maker and restorer of viols and other stringed instruments. Located in Horssen, The Netherlands. Thomas Mace Maker and restorer of Baroque violins, viols, violoncellos, and violas da gamba. Located in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Edward Maday Maker of violins, viols, and double basses. Located in Woodmere, New York. Owen Morse-Brown Maker of vielles and violas da gamba. Located in the United Kingdom. J.E. Norlin Maker of violas da gamba and other stringed instruments. Located in Germany. Northern Renaissance Instruments Seller of lutes, viols, citterns, bandoras, orpharions, early guitars, rebecs, and other early early stringed instruments. Also sells strings and string sets. Located in Manchester, England. Charlie Ogle Viola da gamba maker. Located in Oregon. Pringle Viols Maker of stringed musical instruments--including viols, violones, lira da braccio, lirones, barytons, fiddles, vielles, rebecs, and Renaissance and Baroque violins, violas, and cellos. Located in Efland, North Carolina. Arthur Robinson Maker of viols, violones, rebecs, Medieval fiddles, modern and Baroque violins, violas, and cellos, and harps. Located in Australia. Marco Salerno Maker and restorer of viols, lirones, fiddles, rebecs, lutes, gitterns, citoles, harps, and other instruments, also bows. Located in Rome, Italy. Linda Shortridge Maker of viols and bows. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. |
Marco Ternovec
Maker and restorer of violas da gamba, Medieval fiddles, violone, lirone, lira da braccio, violas da braccio, and Baroque stringed instruments. Located in Belgium. violworks Maker of violas da gamba, violone, lirone, and violas d'amore. Located in Germany. Ian Watchorn Maker and repairer of lutes, theorbos, viols, violones, violins, violas, violas d'amore, cellos, barytons, guitars, mandolins, and more. Located in Australia. Zuchowicz String Instruments Maker of a variety of modern and historical bowed stringed instruments, including all members of the violin family, violas da gamba and violones. Located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Musica Sacra et Profana Publisher of performance editions of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music for recorder, other early wind instruments, and viols. Located in Oakland, California. Antique Sound Workshop Maker and distributor of historical woodwind, brass, string, keyboard, and percussion instruments. Located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Boulder Early Music Shop Specializing in Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music, carries a full line of sheet music, books, and scores, instruments, kits, and strings, and gifts & accessories. Located in Erie, Colorado. Dolmetsch Online Maker of recorders, harpsichords, viols, etc. Located in Haslemere, England. Early Music Shop The largest single source of early musical instruments world-wide. Also does recorder repair. Located in London, England. Bill Lazar Seller of recorders, crumhorns, gemshorns, viols, vielles, rebecs, baroque violins, and other early instruments, also accessories. Located in Sunnyvale, California. Renaissance Workshop Company The world's largest specialist manufacturer of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque musical instruments. Also produces instruments in kit form. Located in Bradford, United Kingdom. von Huene Workshop Makes recorders and early flutes, and sells and repairs historical woodwinds and viols. The Early Music Shop of New England is a retail store and mail-order division of the von Huene Workshop that sells music, accessories and instruments by all makers of historical woodwinds, strings and keyboards. Located in Brookline, Massachusetts. Other  Viol Sheet Music
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