Bass Viola da Gamba. Culture: Austrian. Dimensions: Height: 27 1/16 in. (68.7 cm)
Width (Of lower bout): 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm)
Depth (At bottom block): 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm). Former Attribution: Andreas Jais (German, Mittenwald 1685-1753 Tölz). Date: ca. 1669.
Andreas Jais was from a Tyrolean family of instrument builders active in Bolzano in the eighteenth century. Despite its unoriginal narrow neck and fingerboard (replacements from a conversion to the cello), this instrument maintains its original oblong and curvilinear shape, a feature typical of instruments from this region.