Flautado Violon Spanish
Gamba Italian (Primary)
Gambe French, German
Description:
An unimitative string stop of 32', 16' or 8' pitch, one of the more common and generally useful string stops. See also Viol, Viola da Gamba. Moderately loud; clear, brilliant, incisive.
Construction:
Medium scale (a moderately large scale for a string), open metal. The illustration is Audsley's.
Variants:
Examples:
Examples are common.
Sound Clips:
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Gamba 8', Solo
Kellogg Auditorium, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Aeolian-Skinner, 1933,
Kellogg Auditorium, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Aeolian-Skinner, 1933,
St. Anne:
Gambe 8', Swell
First Baptist Church, Riverside, California, USA
Schantz, 1966,
First Baptist Church, Riverside, California, USA
Schantz, 1966,