7 strings Bass viol after Michel Colichon

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This viol, labeled Federico Lowenberger, Maurizio Vella, Antonino Airenti is the very last viol Federico Lowenberger left partially done, it was finally assembled and finished by one of his trusted pupils and by his friend and fellow Antonino Airenti. It is a copy of the Colichon held in Milan (Castello Sforzesco) with a different wood choice. Slightly smaller than other Colichon, is a very beautiful instrument, with a carved peghead.

String length: 69 cm

Wood selection: Back and ribs: Hondurass mahogany, maple neck, fingerboard and tailpiece maple ebony veneered, pegs, nut and hookbar in ebony.

Finishing: oil varnish