Pardessus de Viol in G after Henry Jaye (1620) by Lu-Mi spike The STUDIO sopranino

The STUDIO sopranino

Martin Wenner constructs the G

The original was manufactured in ebony

and a service card with fingering chart

Price begins at $200 and varies by design

Pardessus de Viol in G after Henry Jaye (1620) by Lu-Mi spike The STUDIO sopraninoThis six string model is a scaled down copy of Henry Jaye's 1620 original viol. It features a high quality, fine grain wood with a thick, glossy finish and ornate decorative purfling on the belly, back and edges of the instrument. The fingerboard and tailpiece will either have an ebony veneer, a burled maple veneer, or an ebony veneer with a maple border. Pegs are also of ebony. The pegbox can be carved with a decorative inlay for an extra charge.