Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do I find out about the instruments I hear on your recordings? Many music lovers find the entries in Wikipedia helpful. Click on viola da gamba , and lute , and recorder.

2. How do I get my Elizabethan Play Along as an on-line download? We will send you instructions so you can download it. Its not hard. Be sure to tell us you want the online format when you order. You save a little — there is no shipping or handling charge.

3. Will an Elizabethan Play Along work with other instruments? Many instruments (recorder, harp, lute, guitar) make pleasing sounds with viols. Why not try?

4. I am new to the viol but read music pretty well. Which Elizabethan Play Alongs are best for me? DANCES (Easy), Brade, Weelkes, English Consort Music (Easy), and Italian Canzonas Maschera Set 1 and Italian Canzonas and Madrigals 2 (Easy) are designed for you.

5. I can’t find the speaker volume balance knob and want to play along minus one part.  What should I do? If you are asking this question, you probably have our stereo mix.  To use it there are several options. Play the CD on your computer; most computers let you click on volume or audio properties and adjust the speaker levels there. Or, play the CD listening with earphones, but use only one earphone. Or, mute one speaker.  If you chose to upgrade your hi fi system, buy one with an amplifier and plug the CD player and speakers into it; then you will have a speaker volume control knob to use.  You can also get our mono mix designed for players without a speaker balance knob.