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Instrument Catalogue & Prices  - 2010 Six course lutes (Section 1) Ten course lutes Archlutes Six course lutes (Section 2) Eleven course lutes Theorbo Seven, Eight & Nine course lutes (Section 1) Thirteen course lutes (Section 1) Seven, Eight & Nine course lutes (Section 2) Thirteen course lutes (Section 2) (Thirteen course lutes) 1)  13 course J. C. Hoffmann with over-rider style upper extension      Low pitch f ’.     String length: 71 cm / 76.9 cm.     Stringing: 2 x 1, 9 x 2 / 2 x 2 Based on the 1730 J. C. Hoffmann, Leipzig, in the Musee Instrumental, Brussels (no. 3188).  I have altered the cross-sections of the back to make it somewhat shallower than the original instrument (the depth of the back and the cross-sections of my version are very similar to the 13 course 169... Martin Hoffmann, Nurnberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum MI245). Back of 11 curly maple ribs with black-dyed poplar spacers.  Neck, peg-box and top of bridge are ebony-veneered.  Fingerboard, points and edge binding of ebony. $ 7200.00 US with pierced and carved peg-box back panel   $ 7900.00 US (Thirteen course lutes) 2)  13 course Widhalm with theorboed upper extension     Low pitch f ’.     String length: 73.7 cm / 101 cm.     Stringing: 2 x 1, 6 x 2 / 5 x 2 Based on the theorboed 13 course 1755 Leopold Widhalm, Nurnberg, in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, MIR903.   Back of 11 Honduran rosewood ribs with holly spacers. Neck and top of bridge are ebony-veneered.  Fingerboard, points and edge binding of ebony.  Extension of maple, dyed black.  Decorative knot carved around the rose. $ 8200.00 US Left - 13c. J. C. Hoffmann Right - 13c. Widhalm with theorboed extension