
Richard Jones (director) renaissance guitar, recorders, viols & reed instruments, maker of viols 
Vivien Jones recorders, viols, harp & reed instruments, programme wruter & designer 
Barbara Gibson soprano voice, recorders and percussion 
with the addition of other specialist players from time to time, and actors or readers where required The Viols : made by Richard Jones, based on the earliest extant instrument - made in Venice by Francesco Linarol c 1540 - currently in the Kunthshistoriche Museum in Vienna. The viols have no sound post and their soundboards are bent rather than carved. They are gut strung throughout and have a plangent tone well suited to the repertoire of the 16th century. 
The Recorders : all the recorders are copies of one-piece renaissance instruments, made by John Cousen in Huddersfield and Adriana Breukink in Holland, and range from the tiny garklein-flotlein (about 6 inches) to the quart-bass (about five feet) with all sizes in between. 
Curtal playing at Scone Palace |
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