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- 7 string bass viol by Robert Eyland 2026 £9,898
- 6-string bass, Michael Plant (1982) £3,000
- Bass viol bow, Waterhouse £1,200
- Violone, 6 string (16 foot in D), Balensiefer, 1991 €8,500
- Violone in G, 6 string, Nicholas Dutton £4,500
- Large consort bass, Anonymous 19th C €10,000
- Bass Viol, John Rose £3,750
- Bass Viol, David Miles £4,750
- 6-string bass viol, Jacob Meinertzen, Berlin 1710 €70,000
- 6-string Division viol, Devin Hough, 2001 £4,000
- 6 string, Ernest Lant, 1976 £1,750
- Renaissance bass viol after Linarol by Richard Jones (2016) £4,300
- 7 string, Lu-Mi (with hard case) £4,000
- 7 string, Lu-Mi (with bow) £3,500
- 7 string, Linus Anderson £9,000
- 6-string tenor, Michael Plant, 1980 £2,000
- Tenor Viol, Anthony Edge £2,500
- Tenor Viol, Jaap Bolink, 1968 £1,500
- Tenor Viol, J.J. Simon's, 1995 £3,000
- Alto Viol/Small Tenor, Bryan Maynard £3,200
- 6-string treble, Michael Plant, 1981 £1,500
- Treble Viol, D Kessler 1989 €6,500
- Treble Viol, Christopher Rhodes £1,750
- Treble viol, Ander Arroitajauregi €7,000
- Treble Viol, LuMi £2,900
- Treble Viol, Bob Eyland 2010 £6,500
- Bass viol bow €400
- Tenor Viol bow, Baylis £800
- 3 Sonatas for VdG + keyboard, Bach (Peters Urtext) £20
- Baroque violin, Nate Tabor, 2020 £3,200
- Tenor viol case £475
- Bass viol bow, Ashmead €2,600
- Treble, Tenor and Bass Viol bows £250
- Baroque Cello, Michael Watson £7,000
- full size modern cello by David Rubio £16,000
Where to buy gut strings in the UK?
Some advice for buyers and sellers:
Two sites also have second-hand viols for sale, the Early Music Shop and Alison Crum's website.
Be careful when buying viols on the internet. It is worth getting some advice first, especially when thinking about buying a viol on eBay from China, as they can vary in quality.
The one source of Chinese viols that has been proven to be decent-quality instruments is LuMi and in the UK you can get them through the Early Music Shop (near Bradford or in Snape Maltings).
You should also have a look at our makers' page (Resources in Menu above) if you are thinking of getting a professionally-made instrument.
Sellers beware! Make sure you trust enquirers sufficiently before letting them have an instrument to try, and be careful about the actual transaction of money. There have been a few seemingly untrustworthy attempts of contacting sellers on this page.
The choice of a bow can be a very personal thing. Every player has a different technique and physique, and has varying levels of skill and patience to adapt to a bow that is perhaps not quite right. You may get a bow that is absolutely fine for a few years and then your playing or preferences change, and you might look for another one. It is a good idea to try a bow with the instrument it will be used with, as they need to be compatible, too.