Have you ever seen an instrument like this ?

**MAJOR METAL** · #1 01-23-2011, 10:16 AM

I have never seen anything quite like this, it has left me intrigued. http://cgi.ebay.com/Song-concert-6-s...t_11652wt_1139

bassteban · #2 01-23-2011, 10:17 AM

Angus · #3 01-23-2011, 10:29 AM

Absolutely! Viola da gamba's are quite often 7 strings too, and can even be more. There's an 11 string Viola da gamba here at Stanford in the instrument collection.

They're also called viols.

**MAJOR METAL** · #4 01-23-2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Angus

Absolutely! Viola da gamba's are quite often 7 strings too, and can even be more. There's an 11 string Viola da gamba here at Stanford in the instrument collection.

They're also called viols.

Are maple fingerboards common for this instrument ?

Big B. · #5 01-23-2011, 11:20 AM

Maple boards were actually the standard for all stringed instruments until trading made ebony available.

T-Bird · #6 01-23-2011, 11:27 AM

Hi.

Another yes, I've seen 'em.

Not for that price though, but the Chinese mfg origins explains it.

The "traditional" FB material for virtually all the classical stringed instruments is ebony AFAIK, but the cost usually isn't justified in lower end examples.

Edit:Big B., really? All the sources I've seen has pointed to ebony.

Regards
Sam

Angus · #7 01-23-2011, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Big B.

Maple boards were actually the standard for all stringed instruments until trading made ebony available.

This.

I have a family friend with a very early violin with a maple fingerboard.