There are many different types of Viola da gamba (from now on referred to as ‘vdg’). On this site I’ll describe the possibilities of the 7 stringed bass Viola da gamba (‘bvdg’) and just mention the tuning of the most common vdg’s:
| • 6 stringed bass vdg |  |
| • 7 stringed bass vdg (pic.1) |  |
| • 6 stringed tenor or alto vdg |  |
| • 6 stringed soprano (treble) vdg (pic.2) |  |
| pic.1 | pic.2 | |
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