Rebecs

My standard model, priced at $950, includes:

• Large or small body size

• Maple, pear, or cherry body

• Flat or carved soundboard

• Peg shield or peg box

• One extra set of Gamut strings

• A case

    English Square Fydell

My standard model, priced at $1000, includes:

• Small or large body size

• Maple or cherry body with bent spruce top

• One extra set of Gamut strings

• A case

    Waisted Vielle

My standard model, priced at $1400, includes:

• Maple, cherry, or pear body with bent spruce top

• One extra set of Gamut strings

• A case

Citole

The citole sells for $4500.

• Maple body, with bent spruce top

• Carved dragon head and decorated patch on the back

• One extra set of Gamut strings

• Custom-made Kingham case 

Monochord

Basic Monochord, priced at $550, includes:

        Maple or Cherry body, spruce soundboard with round soundhole

        Three marked division sticks

        Tuning Hammer for harpsichord string

Deluxe Monochord, $750, includes:

        Maple or Cherry body, spruce soundboard with decorative soundhole

        Three division sticks marked with inlay

        Tuning Hammer for harpsichord string

        Additional decoration on request

Theorist kit, $30

        Dividers

        Five blank division sticks

Teacher kit

        Multiple dividers

        Extra blank division sticks (10-50)

    Tromba marina

This instrument sells for $4000

• Seven-stave, maple body, maple neck

• Two-piece spruce soundboard

• One playing string

• Guidon adjusting system

Inquire for details regarding other options 

• Sympathetic strings (21), add $600

• Removable neck (for ease of transport), add $600

• Triangular (two-staved back) body

• Case

    Bows

The price for a yew bow is $325.

When purchased with an instrument, there is a $50 discount.

    Decoration on Instruments

With the British Museum citole as a model, carvings on medieval instruments can be appropriate and fanciful.  My carvings are either low relief decoration on a flat surface, or three dimensional carvings on the peg head.  Requests for customized carvings are welcomed.  My citoles are always decorated, and this is incorporated in the cost.

Low relief carvings: $30

Three dimensional carvings: $75 (must be specified at the time of the order)

    Strings

High quality gut strings can be purchased from Gamut Strings. 

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