• Baroque violins: $5,500
• Baroque violas: $6,500
• Baroque 'cellos $9,000

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
• 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, $5,500
• Seven-string bass viols with pierced scroll, plain pegbox, and simple inlay, $6,000

• Carved head $500
• Carved pegbox $300
• Belly ornament $100
• Inlayed back ornament (each design) $100
• Inlayed ribs (each) $100
• Purfled soundholes $50
• Edge stringing on fingerboard and tailpiece $100

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. 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, one third when I begin the white instrument, 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

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

email: thomas@earlystrings.com