The Caldwell Collection of Viols

The English Viols

1. Bass viol labeled John [Rose] 1584

2. Bass viol attributed to John Rose c1600

3. Bass viol by Barak Norman 1699

4. Treble viol by William Turner 1652

The German Viols

5. Bass viol by Joachim Tielke c1680

6. Bass viol by Joachim Tielke 1691

7. Bass viol by Georg Sellas c1680

8. Anonymous bass viol c1700

9. Bass viol by Gregorius Karpp c1700

10. Bass viol by Johann Hasert 1726

11. Anonymous Bohemian bass viol c1750

12. Treble viol by Joachim Tielke 1686

The French Viols

13. 7-string bass viol by Nicolas Bertrand c1720

14. Bass viol by Jean-Nicolas Lambert 174?

15. Anonymous French treble viol c1700

16. Pardessus de viole by Salomon c1740

17. Pardessus de viole by Louis Guersan 1754

18. Quinton by Louis Guersan 1760

The Celli

19. Small cello by Anton Wachter c176?

20. Five string cello by Louis Moitessier c1820

21. Anonymous English baroque cello c1780

22. Cello by Nicolò Amati c1680

The Painting

23. Portrait of Carl Friedrich Abel

Scales

      Compare the sounds of the viols