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Early Medieval lute, based on various iconographic sources of 1280-1450. 4 or 5 course. Available fretted or unfretted. The upper, smaller rose is available in round, diamond or lancet window shape.
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Scale length: 55cm.
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German/Alpine Spruce, European Cherry, European Sycamore, Apple, Boxwood. Other wood choices available.
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Baroque mandolin. Available with 4, 5 or 6 courses of strings.
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Scale length: 35cm.
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German/Alpine Spruce, Norway European Walnut, European Oak, Ovangkol, Boxwood. Other wood choices available.
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Renaissance lute. Based on surviving examples by Georg Gerle, Hans Frei and others. 6 courses. Also available with 7 courses. For tuning in G or A.
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Scale length: 56cm.
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German/Alpine Spruce, European Ash, Wych Elm, Swiss Pear, Boxwood. Other wood choices available.
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Renaissance mandore. A small instrument which is the ancestor of the mandolin. Available with 4 or 5 single or doubled courses of strings.
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Scale length: Available with 35cm or 28cm scale length.
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German/Alpine Spruce, European Cherry, European Sycamore, London Plane, Boxwood. Other wood choices available.
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Would have usually been carved from a single block, but is here built from ribs like a lute. Available with 3, 4 or 5 single or doubled courses of strings.
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Scale length: 44cm.
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German/Alpine Spruce, Ovangkol, Silver Birch, European Oak, Boxwood. Other wood choices available.
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A long necked lute popular in Italy during the late renaissance and early baroque periods. Available with 2, 3 or 4 strings.
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Scale length: 80cm.
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German/Alpine Spruce, Norway Maple, European Walnut, Ovangkol, Boxwood. Other wood choices available.