Tenor Gemshorn (a415) by Cip Keywork_Double Key cork grease and a fingering

cork grease and a fingering chart

Height: 31" (79cm)

back and neck are made of sycamore

The Barak Norman division bass viol has a slightly shorter string length designed specifically for renaissance solo bass viol repertoire

Tenor Gemshorn (a415) by Cip Keywork_Double Key cork grease and a fingeringCzech maker Pavel Cip produces an extremely well made series of gemshorns which are processed and polished very carefully. The block is made of water resistant cedar. The tenor has a chromatic scale with a range of a 9th and a bottom note of C. This gemshorn is pitched at a=415, commonly known as Baroque pitch. The gemshorn was in use in the 15th century (there exists an organ stop of that name) and was primarily a pastoral instrument, not widely