Introducing the Viola da Gamba

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'The fact that you're in direct contact with the hair means you can feel the string quite literally through your fingers...it gives you a very intimate contact with sound production.'

Our Principal cello, Jonathan Manson, introduces us to the Viola da Gamba, or the Bass Viol as it is known in English.

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