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Stringed instruments > Viols > High treble viol | [3586]

except for belly, all made of fruitwood. Back: unpurfled. Belly: purfling with more white than black. Inside: transverse bar and soundpost; end-blocks rounded; no corner-blocks or lining. Pegbox: flat back cut square at the bottom, cut away on the inside of the front edges. Scroll: wide and slightly drooping. Length 640, body 330, width 165/120/205, depth 55/66, fingerboard 242

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  • Period:mid 18th century
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  • Repository:Royal Northern College of Music