Division viol

Division viol a small bass viola da gamba used in 17th-c. England for playing divisions, i.e., for solo work, slightly smaller than a *consort viol and with narrower waist, but at the same pitch. Speaking length of its strings was 63½-66 cm. (25-26 in.) (94). Hayes, Gerald. Musical Instruments and Their Music. London, 1928–30.