3) 13 course Widhalm with Jauck-style theorboed upper extension
Low pitch f ’.
String length: 73 cm / 89.8 cm / 102 cm.
Stringing: 2 x 1, 6 x 2 / 3 x 2 / 2 x 2
The body and soundboard of this theorboed 13 course are based on the 1755 Widhalm, Nurnberg MIR903 (identical to the above 13 course). The triple extension, neck and bridge are based on two instruments by Andreas Jauck (Yale and Brussels).
Back of 11 Honduran rosewood ribs with holly spacers. Neck and top of bridge ebony-veneered. Fingerboard, points and edge binding of ebony. Extension of maple, dyed black. Decorative knot carved around the rose.
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4) 13 course J.C. Hoffmann with Jauck-style theorboed upper extension
Low pitch f ’.
String length: 70.5 cm / 87.4 cm / 99.5 cm.
Stringing: 2 x 1, 6 x 2 / 3 x 2 / 2 x 2.
Body based on the 1730 J.C. Hoffmann in the Musee Instrumental, Brussels (no. 3188). I have altered the cross-sections of the back to make it shallower than the original instrument, and the rib material is of rosewood. The triple extension and neck are based on instruments by Andreas Jauck.
Back of 11 Honduran rosewood ribs with holly spacers. Neck and top of bridge ebony-veneered. Fingerboard, points and edge binding of ebony. Extension of maple, dyed black.
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