A very nice intro. I've played a vielle in years past and enjoyed it very much. It was smaller -- the same as a treble viol, and being primarily a viol player, I had it strung like one (minus the top D string). I tried a parallel 5th tuning, but that was less logical to my brain, and having it tuned viol-wise made it more versatile when playing diverse music in an ensemble. It was also fretted, so the difference between it and a viol was mainly one of tone. I've never been a 'da braccia' player, so playing it on the shoulder was not practical for me. I'm glad it has the option. The body of the instrument I had was one solid piece of wood from head to tail. A beautiful job of woodworking. It didn't belong to me, so I took measurements off of it in the hope of one day making a new one using a CNC carving machine. It would be a great project for that.
Where and how did you learn to make these? I've been trying to build my own instruments and so far I have been failing miserably (I tried to make a Gusli and it sounds terrible, at least I learned what not to do), and I don't really have anyone to teach me the basics. Any pointers?
I started by building a few rebecs, then a trumpet marine, from plans alone. After a few years of solo building, I studied with a luthier who made a variety of early instruments, Dan Larson. Beyond that it has been studying extant instruments and learning by experience.
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A very nice intro. I've played a vielle in years past and enjoyed it very much. It was smaller -- the same as a treble viol, and being primarily a viol player, I had it strung like one (minus the top D string). I tried a parallel 5th tuning, but that was less logical to my brain, and having it tuned viol-wise made it more versatile when playing diverse music in an ensemble. It was also fretted, so the difference between it and a viol was mainly one of tone. I've never been a 'da braccia' player, so playing it on the shoulder was not practical for me. I'm glad it has the option. The body of the instrument I had was one solid piece of wood from head to tail. A beautiful job of woodworking. It didn't belong to me, so I took measurements off of it in the hope of one day making a new one using a CNC carving machine. It would be a great project for that.
Fascinating instrument. I love the tone of it.
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incredible craft!
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Sounds great! I wonder what it would sound like with a crumhorn or three!
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Where and how did you learn to make these? I've been trying to build my own instruments and so far I have been failing miserably (I tried to make a Gusli and it sounds terrible, at least I learned what not to do), and I don't really have anyone to teach me the basics. Any pointers?
I started by building a few rebecs, then a trumpet marine, from plans alone. After a few years of solo building, I studied with a luthier who made a variety of early instruments, Dan Larson. Beyond that it has been studying extant instruments and learning by experience.
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