1) 6 course a' lute, 9 ribbed back
Low-pitch a'. May also be tuned to modern pitch a'.
String length: 55.7 cm.
Based on a design developed by Vancouver lutemaker Ray Nurse (after paintings by Marziale, Veneto and Bellini). 9 ribs of bird's-eye maple or slabsawn curly ash. Neck, fingerboard, peg-box and edge binding of Swiss pear. Fingerboard edges and points of mountain mahogany. As an alternative, this instrument may also be built with the fingerboard overlapping into the soundboard area, a detail seen in many paintings of early 6 course lutes.
$ 4800.00 US |
2) 6 course g' lute, 9 ribbed back
Modern pitch g'. May also be tuned to low-pitch a’.
String length: 59.5 cm. or 60 cm.
My own design, based on the woodcut frontispiece of the 1536 Marcolini edition of Francesco da Milano, and also drawing from elements of the back cross sections of the 9 ribbed Laux Maler lutes in Nurnberg and Prague, and the 9 ribbed Magno dieffopruchar 6 course lute in the Beare's collection.
9 ribs of slabsawn curly ash or bird’s-eye maple. Neck, fingerboard, peg-box and edge binding of Swiss pear. Fingerboard edges and points of mountain mahogany. As an alternative, this instrument may also be built with the fingerboard overlapping into the soundboard area, a detail seen in many paintings of early 6 course lutes.
$ 4900.00 US |
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