Instruments
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Vihuela de mano (Guitar style)
- Vihuela de mano (in Spanish) or Viola da mano (in Italian). Based on surviving instruments and iconography. Available with pegbox (as shown) or flat peghead with pegs from behind. Available with flat or vaulted back. Available with or without soundboard inlays. 6 courses.
- Scale length: 55cm
- German/Alpine Spruce, Norway Maple, Sapele, Boxwood. Other wood choices available.
Vihuela de mano (Viol style)
- Vihuela de mano (in Spanish) or Viola da mano (in Italian). Based on iconography of vihuelas shaped like the viola da gamba. Available with pegbox (as shown) or flat peghead with pegs from behind. Available with or without soundboard inlays. 6 courses.
- Scale length: 55cm
- German/Alpine Spruce, European Sycamore, European Cherry, Apple, Boxwood. Other wood choices available.
Renaissance Guitar
- Renaissance guitar based on historical illustrations. Available with pegbox (as shown) or flat peghead with pegs from behind. Available with flat or vaulted back.
- Scale length: 50cm
- German/Alpine Spruce, European Ash, European Alder, Swiss Pear, Silver Birch, European Cherry, Boxwood. Other wood choices available.
Jarana Jarocha
- Traditional Mexican rhythmic instrument related to the baroque guitar. Segunda size shown, with others also available. Requinto Jarocho also available. Available with wooden pegs or machine heads.
- Scale length: Segunda size (in picture) 50cm. Primera size 40cm. Terciera size 58cm. Requinto Jarocho 50cm.
- German/Alpine Spruce, Sapele, Light Meranti, European Beech, Ovangkol. Other wood choices available.
Ukulele or Cavaquinho
- Traditional Hawaiian instrument. Also available with heavier bracing as a Portuguese cavaquinho, and as a cak or cuk for Indonesian Keroncong music. Soprano size, with others also available. Available with wooden pegs or machine heads.
- Scale length: Sopano (in picture) 34cm. Concert 38cm. Tenor 43cm. Baritone 48cm. Cavaquinho 34cm.
- German/Alpine Spruce, Sapele, Norway Maple, London Plane, Light Meranti. Other wood choices also available.
Charango
- Traditional instrument from South America, especially the Andean mountains. Chillador (flat-backed) style. Available with wooden pegs or machine heads. Hatun charango or Ronroco also available.
- Scale length: Charango 36cm. Ronroco 48cm.
- German/Alpine Spruce, Sapele, Light Meranti, European Oak, European Walnut, European Cherry. Other wood choices also available.
Viola De Cocho
- Traditional instrument from Mato Grosso, Brazil. Available with tied frets as picture, metal frets, or fretless. Also available with machine heads. Traditionally, this instrument has a small soundhole or no soundhole at all. Also available without soundhole.
- Scale length: 46cm
- German/Alpine Spruce, Light Meranti, European Oak, Sonokeling (East Indian Rosewood), European Cherry, Boxwood. Other wood choices also available.