A. Copy of a viol by Bertrand
B. Bass viol in G after Busch (c.1640)
C. Leopold Widhalm 3 string bass
D. A processional bass, possibly Spanish.
This is my Kantele, a national instrument in Finland. It's a diatonic 37 string instrument, but 3 of the Gs can be made G# by little levers.
This is my nyckelharpa, the national instrument of Sweden;
4 bowed strings tuned a bit like a viola & 12 'sympathetic' strings.
Instruments
For double bass work, I use a 3 string bass, labeled Leopold Widhalm (Nuremberg 1720) and a 4
string processional bass, probably from the
Iberian peninsula.
Roger Dawson, sadly missed, made me a lovely copy of an instrument he had restored: a low bass viol in G by the Busch family of Nuremberg (circa 1640) .
I play a 7 string bass viol (after Bertrand) by Robert Foster, and a 6 string bass made by Norman Myall, after the the festooned viol in the Ashmolean museum.
Lucky also to have a traditional Swedish nyckelharpa by Sören Åhker - though I'm very much an amateur nyckelharpa player!
I've used a diatonic 37 string Finnish kantele from the celebrated Koistinen workshop for some theatre shows. Don't think I make the grade, even as amateur on kantele.
I also have a medieval fiddle, based on a detail from 13th century German bible, made by René Slotboom.
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