This six-string viol is based on a 17th century English model. The scroll of the viol has been carved with a lion’s head and the fingerboard adorned with cut-out decorations. Through constant study and exploration of medieval instruments and the needs of contemporary musicians, Judith works to refine the connection between the two. Early viols, before the late 17th century, had all-gut strings, rather than metal, so they did not require a hardwood fingerboard.

Length 123 cm

This seven-string viol is based on an original 17th century model by Guillaume Barbey. The original viol is on display in the Brussels Musical Instrument Museum. The scroll of the viol has been carved with a detailed head of a woman. Through constant study and exploration of medieval instruments and the needs of contemporary musicians, Judith works to refine the connection between them.

Length 128 cm

This seven-string viol is based on an original 17th century model by Guillaume Barbey. The scroll of the viol has been carved with a detailed head of a woman, while the fingerboard and tailpiece are painted with gilt monograms in a design borrowed from an anonymous 17th century viol. Through constant study and exploration of medieval instruments and the needs of contemporary musicians, Judith works to refine the connection between them.

Length 128 cm

This seven-string French bass viol is based on an original 17th century model by Michel Colichon, who was probably the first French luthier to add a 7th string, which helped give the French viol its characteristic resonance and influenced the music of that period. The scroll of this viol has been carved with a detailed head of a woman, while the fingerboard and tailpiece are decorated with inlaid ivory. Through constant study and exploration of medieval instruments and the needs of contemporary musicians, Judith works to refine the connection between them.

Length 128 cm