Tenor viol and violone jockeying for space on the workbench. #violadagamba #violone #tenorviol

Getting ready to travel to London to visit LIFEM2025. Planning to bring this Ciciliano in flamed pear along. #violadagamba #earlymusic #tenorviol

Initial setup fine just before the holidays #violadagamba #tenorviol #violconsort #baroquemusic

Final layer of varnish on!
#oilvarnish #turpentine #tenorviol #violadagamba #walnut

In one piece! I can feel this one will be special

#violadagamba #tenorviol #earlymusic #baroquemusic #musicalinstruments #luthiery

Viola da gamba box in walnut. Love the stripe down the middle :) #violadagamba #tenorviol #earlymusic #tonewood #luthiery

I really like when grain flows from one part of the instrument into the next. #violadagamba #tenorviol #walnut

Pausing to admire the flame in this back plate of pear #violadagamba #tenorviol #luthiery #tonewood