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Description:
English Division Viola da Gamba, Michael Heale, Guildford, 1981, no. 252, bearing the maker's signed label, length of back 640 mm, with case and bow.
Estimate $800-1,200
Minor crack to upper bass rib, slight bulge to lower ribs. Vibrating string length approximately 660 mm.
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