11 COURSE (SINGLE PEGBOX) BAROQUE LUTES

The 11 course lute was the result of various experiments in stringing, tuning, and construction by the French luthiers and luthistes during in the first half of the 17th century - all aimed at improving the instrument’s response and resonance

Hans Frei, C.34

  • 67 cm
  • 10 ½ frets
  • 11 ribs
  • Model E

This is based on the smaller of the two original Frei lutes in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

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Sixtus Rauwolf

  • 67 cm
  • 10 fret spaces
  • Model R

Based on original instrument by Sixtus Rauwolf of Augsburg, now owned and played by Jakob Lindberg

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