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$2,867.00
The Viola d'Amore is a unique instrument with seven strings for playing and seven additional sympathetic strings. It is a Baroque instrument and shares many characteristics with viola da gambas but is played like a viola. Charlie Ogle's model features figured maple, flaming sword sound holes, and purled decoration on...
$1,900.00
This instrument features a hand-carved spruce top and maple sides and back. The standard model features high-quality wood and a maple fingerboard and tailpiece. The deluxe model is made with select wood and an ebony fingerboard and tailpiece. This instrument comes with a hard case. All Charlie Ogle instruments are...
$1,874.00
This treble viola da gamba is available in the standard model with a string length of 36cm or 40cm or in deluxe with a string length of 36cm or 38cm. The standard model features high-quality wood, a carved top, maple fingerboard and tailpiece, and minimal decorative purfling. The deluxe model...
$3,959.00
This model is crafted after Nicolas Bertrand's 1704 bass viol. It is ideal for solos, but it also plays well as a continuo instrument. The plain model features good-quality, aged wood, a matte finished, and minimal decorative purfling around the edges of the instrument. The fingerboard and tailpiece are solid,...
$2,016.00
Charlie Ogle's tenor viola da gamba has a string length of 52 cm. The standard model features high-quality wood, a carved top, maple fingerboard and tailpiece, and minimal decorative purfling. The deluxe model is made with select wood, has a bent top, ebony fingerboard and tailpiece, double purfling on the...
$2,315.00
This six-string bass viola da gamba is made after an original by English luthier Richard Meares (1647-1725). String length is 69cm. The standard model features high-quality wood, a carved top, maple fingerboard and tailpiece, and minimal decorative purfling. The deluxe model is made with select wood, has a bent top,...
$4,022.00
This model is made in the style of Richard Meares' 1660 English consort bass. It is the best all-round six-string bass viol, well-suited for a wide variety of repertoire. The plain model features good-quality, aged wood, a mat finished, and minimal decorative purfling around the edges of the instrument. The fingerboard...
$4,022.00
This model is crafted in the style of a 1692 bass viol by English master luthier Barak Norman (1651-1724). This is the smallest of Lu-Mi's bass viols and is well suited for lyra viol playing. Its size makes it ideal for young players or those with smaller hands. The plain...
$2,914.00
This six-string model is a scaled-down copy of Henry Jaye's 1620 original viol. It features a high-quality, fine-grain wood with a thick, glossy finish and ornate decorative purfling on the belly, back and edges of the instrument. The fingerboard and tailpiece will either have an ebony veneer, a burled maple...
$2,573.00
This seven-string bass viola da gamba is made after an original by Nicolas Bertrand. It is sold with a soft padded case that has external pockets for bow and music. All Charlie Ogle instruments are made in the Charlie Ogle Workshop in Beijing. They come set up, adjusted and ready...
$1,575.00
This instrument features a hand-carved spruce top and maple sides and back. The standard model features high-quality wood and a maple fingerboard and tailpiece. The deluxe model is made with select wood and an ebony fingerboard and tailpiece. This instrument comes with a hard case. All Charlie Ogle instruments are made...
$3,255.00
This baroque cello has a hand-carved spruce top and maple back and sides. It comes with a soft padded case. All Charlie Ogle instruments are made in the Charlie Ogle Workshop in Beijing. They come set up, adjusted and ready to play. These instruments represent a good value for beginning...
$1,654.00
This instrument is sold with a soft case.
All Charlie Ogle instruments are made in the Charlie Ogle Workshop in Beijing. They come set up, adjusted and ready to play. These instruments represent a good value for beginning and advanced students alike.
$4,673.00
This Charlie Ogle violone is modeled after an original by Ernst Busch. It is also suitable for tuning in D. It comes with a soft padded case that has external pockets for bow and music. All Charlie Ogle instruments are made in the Charlie Ogle Workshop in Beijing. They come set...
$4,673.00
This violone is tuned to D, but can also be tuned to G. It comes with a soft padded case that has external pockets for bow and music. All Charlie Ogle instruments are made in the Charlie Ogle Workshop in Beijing. They come set up, adjusted and ready to play. These...
$1,680.00
Charlie Ogle's Guersan model is a standard 5-string Pardessus viola da gamba. String length is 31cm. This instrument features high-quality wood, a carved top, maple fingerboard and tailpiece, and minimal decorative purfling. This instrument comes with a soft padded case that has external pockets for bow and music. All Charlie Ogle...
$1,785.00
This instrument is offered with two string sizes - 36cm and 38cm. It comes with a soft padded case that has external pockets for bow and music. All Charlie Ogle instruments are made in the Charlie Ogle Workshop in Beijing. They come set up, adjusted and ready to play. These...
$2,048.00
This instrument comes with a soft padded case that has external pockets for bow and music. All deluxe instruments are made with select wood, have a bent top, ebony fingerboard and tailpiece, double purfling on the front and back, purfled ornaments on the back, purfled borders on the pegbox, and fancy pegs....
$2,310.00
This small seven-string bass viola da gamba has a string length of 67cm. The standard model features high-quality wood, a carved top, maple fingerboard and tailpiece, and minimal decorative purfling. The deluxe model is made with select wood, has a bent top, ebony fingerboard and tailpiece, double purfling on the...
$2,730.00
This six-string. bass viola da gamba is modeled after John Rose's original Victoria and Albert viol. String length is 73cm. This instrument comes with a soft padded case that has external pockets for bow and music. All Charlie Ogle instruments are made in the Charlie Ogle Workshop in Beijing. They...
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