Bowed Instrument Plans


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Plan #11 Hardanger Fiddle
$15 members / $20 nonmembers


Drawn by E.M. Peters. Folk fiddle of western Norway with 4 melody strings plus 4 sympathetic strings running beneath the fingerboard. Photo, text, traditional inlay, and painting patterns on plan. One sheet 24" x 42". Article and reduced plan appears in AL # 7.


Plan #29 Low-Cost Bass Viol
$20 members / $25 nonmembers


Drawn by Frederick Lyman and Bill Styler from an original design by Lyman. Based on the familiar 3/4-sized bass. Uses high-quality plywood for back, sides, and neck. Two sheets, 30" x 48". Article and reduced plan appears in AL # 24 and Big Red Book #2.

Plan #40 English Treble 'Gamba after Henry Jaye
$20 members / $25 nonmembers


Drawn by Jess Wells and GAL staff, based on the style of Henry Jaye (1600s). Photos and text on plan. Two sheets, each 24" x 42". Article and reduced plan appears in AL # 43 and Big Red Book #4.

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