Viola Amarantina
The Viola Amarantina is one of several Portuguese regional guitars that have resisted change, keeping their original structure practically unaltered. It has 5 courses of double strings, the first 3 tu
Bass Guitar (Viola Baixo)
An instrument widely used to accompany Lisbon Fado. It is a guitar with a large soundbox and a full, warm sound. When built according to the Portuguese tradition, these bass guitars sound distinctly d
Viola Beiroa
A regional guitar typical of the central border region of Portugal, with a very pronounced figure-of-eight shape. Besides the 5 courses of double strings common to almost all Portuguese wire-strung gu
Viola Braguesa
The Viola Braguesa is one of several Portuguese regional guitars that have resisted change, keeping their original structure practically unaltered. It has 5 courses of double strings: the first 3 tune
Viola Campaniça
A regional guitar typical of the Alentejo, with a very pronounced figure-of-eight shape and usually a distinctive rosette (some say it recalls the Alentejo sun). With 5 courses of double strings and a
Viola da Terra
The Viola da Terra is the traditional guitar of the Azores, with distinct shapes on the islands of São Miguel and Terceira. Because of the isolation of island life, these guitars evolved differently f