Instruments
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Renaissance Lute
- Renaissance lute. Based on surviving examples by Georg Gerle and others. 6 courses. Also available with 7 or 8 courses. For tuning in G or A.
- Scale length: 55cm.
- German/Alpine Spruce, European Cherry, Swiss Pear, Boxwood. Other wood choices available.
Renaissance Mandore
- Renaissance mandore. A small instrument which is the ancestor of the mandolin. Available with 4 or 5 single or doubled courses of strings. Also works well as a Brescian/Cremonese mandolin or tuned as a ukulele.
- Scale length: 35cm.
- German/Alpine Spruce, European Ash, Sapele, European Cherry, European Beech, Boxwood. Other wood choices available.
Renaissance Cittern
- Renaissance cittern. Available with chromatic (as picture) or diatonic fretting. Available with 8 or 9 strings in 4 courses.
- Scale length: 41cm.
- German/Alpine Spruce, European Ash, London Plane, Norway Maple, European Oak, Boxwood. Other wood choices available.