• Baroque violins: $6,000
• Baroque violas: $7,500
• Baroque 'cellos: $10,000

Viol prices run between $4,000 and $8,000 or more depending on size, model, and degree of ornamentation. An ornate instrument is typically between $500 and $1,500 more than the same model in a simple execution. The following prices are for instruments with a minimum of ornamentation:

• Five or six-string pardessus, solid head with ornamental turnings, simple inlay, $4,000
• Pardessus, treble, or alto viol with pierced scroll and simple inlay, $4,500
• Tenor viol with pierced scroll and simple inlay, $5,000
• Six-string bass and lyra viols with pierced scroll and simple ornamentation, $6,000
• Seven-string bass viols with pierced scroll, plain pegbox, and simple inlay, $6,500

I am happy to recommend sources for bows, gut strings, and fret gut. I also offer standard cases for violin-family instruments and can arrange to have custom cases built for your viol.

All prices are in U.S. dollars; Commonwealth of Kentucky residents are subject to sales tax. International buyers are responsible for any applicable customs duties. I will provide certification that fittings are made of either fossil or vegetable (taqua) ivory and non-protected ebony. Prices include UPS ground shipment and insurance within the US for customers who cannot pick up an instrument in person. There is a $100 packing fee for customers who have not ordered or supplied a hard case for shipping their instrument.

I generally ask for a small deposit to keep your place on my waiting list with the balance payable at delivery.

I welcome shop visits by appointment.

Workshop street address:
305 Clover Lane
Louisville, Kentucky 40207
USA

Telephone:
Shop: (502) 409-6840
Cell: (502) 292-7133 (textable)

Mailing address:
Thomas Mace Early Strings Workshop
318 Mockingbird Gardens Drive
Louisville, KY 40207
USA

email: thomas@earlystrings.com