photo's of the fabrication of the body of the Viola de Arame

bending the sides and glueing the back.

Woods: Acacia.

Viola de Arame

I am now working on a viola de arame,a small guitar like instrument from the Azores regions of Portugal.

photos: view of the sound board (European Spruce,inlayed w/Rose wood and mohogany) and a view of the X (scalopped) back brace.