Baroque Stringed Instruments

Baroque string instrument

Instruments / April 20, 2019

Subcontrabass recorder in Bb, by Adriana Breukink

These instruments are made in the Charlie Ogle Workshop in Beijing. They are set up and adjusted by Charlie Ogle. All instruments are set up and ready to play. Padded cloth cases are included unless otherwise indicated. All instruments have hand carved spruce tops. Backs and sides are maple.

Instrument Pictures Description Price (regular/deluxe)
Baroque Violin with hard case $1400/$1800
Baroque Viola with hard case $1500/$1900
Baroque Cello with padded cloth case $2950
Cello Piccolo with padded cloth case $3200
Viola d'amore $2600
Baroque Violin Bow $425
Modern Violin String Length (mm) Corpus length (mm) Corpus width

(upper/middle/lower)

(mm)

Image Price
after
Guarnerius "del Jesu" '1742 328 354 (13.9") 168/112.5/207 All sold
Antonius Stradivarius '1715 356 (14") 168/110/208
Modern Viola
Antonius Stradivarius 373 406 (16") 190/130/243 $2820 now $2150
Modern 'Cello
A. Stradivarius "Davidov" '1712 690 757 (29.8") 340/232/436 with soft bag
D. Montagnana "Sleeping Beauty" 1739 690 741 (29.2") 361/261/445.5 with soft bag all sold

Bows may be tried on approval.

Pictures Model Decorative Options Price
Blackwood Mastodon Ivory, Ebony Frog $1300
Ironwood Mastodon Ivory, Ebony Frog $1300
Figured Snakewood $1400
Highly Figured Snakewood $1400

Approximate Specifications (Examples)

Size Weight Range Weight (grams) / Bow Length (cm) / Free Hair Length (cm)
Example #1 Example #2 Example #3
Treble 50-55 53 / 71 / 58
Tenor 58-65 59.5 / 70.5 / 57.7 62 / 71.1 / 58.2
Bass 78-86 82 / 75.5 / 61.2 79.5 / 76 / 61.5 82.5 / 76.3 / 62

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