Viola da gamba
Treble III by William Turner
London, ca. 1650


viola da gamba by william turner, Jose Vazquez, Orpheon Consort

viola da gamba by william turner, Jose Vazquez, Orpheon Consort

viola da gamba by William Turner, London, ca. 1650, Jose Vazquez, Orpheon Consort viola da gamba by william turner, Jose Vazquez, Orpheon Consort




viola da gamba by william turner, Jose Vazquez, Orpheon Consort



viola da gamba by william turner, Jose Vazquez, Orpheon Consort



viola da gamba by William Turner, London, ca. 1650


Before restauration...

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viola da gamba by William Turner, London, ca. 1650 viola da gamba by William Turner, London, ca. 1650

Since we are dealing with a luthier of the 17th C., then one should be very pleased to have four instruments by William Turner in our collection. The theoretician, Thomas Mace, recommends in 1676 that one should assemble a viola da gamba consort from instruments by the same maker, that are at least 100 years old. The age, he admonishes, improves the quality of the sound of string instruments. We have taken his advice seriously!


Petr Vavrous and Jan Stejskal

During restauration: Petr Vavrous and Jan Stejskal

Viola_da_gamba_William_Turner__London
 viola da gamba by william turner, Jose Vazquez, Orpheon Consort
viola da gamba by William Turner, London, ca. 1650 viola da gamba by william turner, Jose Vazquez, Orpheon Consort

Body length 407 mm
Upper width
 190mm
Middle width 132mm
Lower width 235mm
Rib height mm
String length 400mm

updated 03.10.2007