Bass Viol, Possibly by Matthias Humel, 18th century
Bass Viol, 18th century, Germany, German, Spruce and maple, Body L. cm (27-7/8 in.); Body W.: upper bout cm (13-1/2 in.), center bout cm (9-5/8 in.), lower bout cm ( 16-1/2 in.); Rib H.: top block cm (3-1/2 in.), center bout cm (4-7/8 in.), bottom block 12 cm (4-3/4 in.); String L. cm (26-1/4 in.); Total L. cm (47-3/4 in.)., Chordophone-Lute-bowed-fretted, Possibly by Matthias Humel, The viol and violin families both consist of bowed string instruments with hourglass silhouettes, but the two differ in the number of strings (four for the violin family, usually six for the viols), the tuning of the strings, and details of their shapes (thicker ribs and sloping shoulders for the viols, several shapes of soundholes for viols versus S-shaped soundholes for violins, flat backs for viols versus arched backs for violins, as well as far more variety of outlines for viols than violins
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