String Instruments

STRING INSTRUMENTS

 
While the Bate is most famously known for it's comprehensive collection of brass and woodwind instruments it also is home to a reasonable collection of bowed and plucked string instruments.  The most well known of this sort is the violin family, comprising violins, violas and cellos (also known as violoncello).  But of equal importance is the viola da gamba family of instruments and the Bate has an active viola da gamba consort. Also in the collection are a few examples of other string instruments, such as guitars.
 

In addition to these instruments we also have a number of less well known bowed string instruments including viola d'amore and a 5-stringed quinton.

String instruments on display

 

 

henry jay 991 copy

Violin by Henry Jay of Long Acre, London, 1746

The Bate Collection · Bate Strings

LIST OF VIOLIN FAMILY INSTRUMENTS IN THE COLLECTION

violin family

 

 

 

 

LIST OF VIOLA DA GAMBA FAMILY INSTRUMENTS IN THE COLLECTION

Viola Da Gamba

 

 

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