Chapter House English Crowde #1

Design based on instrument depicted in fresco in the Westminster Abbey Chapter House, London, England. It is flamed maple, recycled Douglas fir, and black walnut. It is 21" x 9" x 3".

The shape of the English Crowde is very similar to the rote discovered at Sutton Hoo, England, and on display at the British Museum in London. Like the rote, the body and yoke are hollowed out of a 1" thick piece of wood. Only the section where the pegs are and the fingerboard are solid.

Again, I base this instrument on the one depicted in the Westminster Abbey Chapter House fresco. This bowed instrument came into being around the beginning of the second millennium and lasted through the 14th century, coexisting with the fiedel, rebec, and early viols. A Welsh variation of this instrument is the Crwth (pronounced "crooth").

This is a one-of-a-kind piece of art. E-mail for price and availability.