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lutes by david van edwards lutemaker the smokehouse 6 whitwell road norwich norfolk nr1 4hb england telephone 44 0 1603 629899 lute currently for sale lute catalogue an illustrated history of the lute new lute iconography database new new extant lutes database new essays on lute iconography build your own renaissance lute build your own baroque lute follow what i am building at the moment bow catalogue list of bows for sale lute making summer schools weekly instrument making classes early music concerts in norwich links to other sites of interest curriculum vitae lute catalogue 2022 these are the 68 types of lute i am currently offering as standard though of course i can build any particular instrument you may require or copy any existing instrument to which i can get access in europe delivery time is currently about five years medieval lutes chitarrones theorbos renaissance octave lute 19 course theorbo renaissance treble lutes english theorbo renaissance lutes in g liuto attiorbato renaissance lutes in f archlutes renaissance bass lutes french theorbo baroque 11 course lutes construction baroque 12 course lutes terms baroque 13 course lutes links to other sites mandoras tying fret knots medieval lutes no original medieval lutes have survived however many fine paintings frescoes and woodcuts exist which show the detailed appearance and educated guesses can be made about the internal structure i will discuss the detailed evidence in the light of your requirements before deciding on a final design the much copied arnault of zwolle drawings of 1450 seem to be based on a misunderstanding and they result in a very ugly lute which is quite unlike the majority of lutes shown in pictures of the period i would not normally base designs on this 1 58cm 4 course medieval lute based on iconographical sources circa 1350 1400 9 ribs of figured sycamore which flow in a smooth curve between body and neck two circular roses of gothic design one large the other small boxwood fingerboard and pegs designed to be played with a plectrum price 3200 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here 1a 67cm 5 course medieval lute based on iconographical sources circa 1426 9 ribs of figured ash which flow in a smooth curve between body and neck two circular roses of gothic design the large one based on the rose shown in the flemish painting in burgos cathedral boxwood fingerboard and pegs designed to be played with a plectrum price 3300 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here 2 58 cm 5 course medieval lute based on iconographical sources circa 1480 especially the paintings of gerard david 9 ribs of figured sycamore with a smooth curve between body and neck two gothic roses a very elaborate circular sunken rose of pine and parchment as well as a lancet window shaped rose just below the fingerboard this was the transitional period between plectrum and finger style techniques and this lute is suitable for both price 3700 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here to return to the index click here renaissance octave lute 3 30 cm 4 course octave lute or perhaps mandore after wendelin eberle c 1600 vienna c41 13 ribs the original is in shaded yew for tuning to g price 1500 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here renaissance treble lutes 4 44 2 cm 6 7 course treble lute after wendelin eberle c 1600 vienna c39 19 ribs the original is in shaded yew and is a matched pair with the octave lute for tuning to c price 2500 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here 5 47 5 cm 6 8 course treble lute after the ivory lute by mateu hofmans 1605 brussels m 1556 15 ribs with triple lines between ebony heart on the soundboard lattice work inlay on neck and pegbox for tuning to b price 3200 click on the price to convert it to your own currency 6 53 cm 6 8 course treble lute my own design with the body based on the raphael mest lute in sweden 23 ribs with striped neck and pegbox for tuning to a price 3400 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here to return to the index click here renaissance lutes in g 7 58 60cm 6 8 course lute in g after giovanni hieber c 1580 brussels no 1561 13 ribs this is one of the few really authentic unaltered 16th century 7 course lutes in existence the original is in very plain sycamore with no edging to the soundboard and no separate fingerboard i usually make a more decorated version price 4000 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here 8 58 60cm 6 8 course lute in g after vvendelio venere 1592 bologna academia filarmonica 25 ribs the original is in heartwood yew with maple strips between neck and pegbox striped with three different woods ebony heart in the soundboard and a very pretty rose price 4700 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here 9 60cm 6 8 course lute in g after georg gerle c 1550 vienna a35 11 ribs the original is a 6 course lute in ivory with ebony strips between neck is inlaid with broad stripes and is deeper than a semicircle in cross section typical of early renaissance 6 course lutes pegbox with inlaid ebony edging price 4000 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here 9a 62cm 6 7 courses after moises tiefembruker c 1570 munich stadtmuseum 11 ribs the original is in figured poplar and is an interesting small form of the famous laux maler long tear drop shape price 3900 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of the original instrument click here 10 64cm 6 course lute in g after magno dieffopruchar c 1550 collection of j a beare 9 ribs the original is in ivory with ebony strips between neck and pegbox inlaid with ebony stripes price 3900 click on the price to convert it to your own currency nb lutes 7 8 9 can be built as 10 course instruments with a string length of 63 5cm to enable the basses to sound out well in line with dowland s remark that around 1600 the necks of lutes were lengthened to give 10 frets on the neck this is my recommended solution to the 10 course lute in g which probably never existed but now seems to be much in demand 10 course lutes were most likely to have been in f price extra 600 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this kind of instrument click to return to the index click here renaissance lutes in f 11 67 5cm 10 course lute in f after christofolo cocho c 1650 copenhagen 96a the original has 11 ivory ribs with triple lines between and an extremely elaborate inlay on neck and pegbox this is possibly the only lute originally built as a ten course instrument to have survived mostly unaltered price original inlay 5000 with simpler decoration 3700 click on the prices to convert them to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here 12 67cm 7 10 course lute in f after the splendid magno dieffopruchar 1609 florence no 144 37 ribs the original is in shaded yew with ebony strips between neck and pegbox veneered in ebony with ivory stripes ivory and ebony heart on the soundboard inlaid lines of ivory on the fingerboard price 4500 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here 13 67cm 7 10 course lute in f after vvendelio venere 1582 vienna c36 13 ribs the original has heartwood yew ribs with light coloured maple or sycamore strips between the neck and pegbox can be veneered in ebony or striped with different woods price 3600 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here 14 67cm 6 8 course lute in f after laux maler c 1530 prague no 654 using the bridge in the high position this makes a nice lute in f for those who prefer the long teardrop shape 9 ribs the original is in figured ash neck and pegbox can be veneered in ebony or stripes or left plain to match the back price 3400 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here renaissance bass lutes most of the laux maler lutes which have survived probably started life as bass lutes with a lower bridge position and a string length of 71 or 74cm and were tuned to d or e see fomrhi bulletin 11 15 71cm 6 8 courses reconstruction based on laux maler c 1530 prague no 654 9 ribs the original is in figured ash neck and pegbox plain to match the back or veneered in ebony or striped for tuning in e price 3500 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here 16 74cm 6 8 courses reconstruction based on a different laux maler prague no 655 11 ribs with a deeper than semicircular body neck and pegbox plain to match the back or veneered in ebony or striped for tuning in d price 3600 click on the price to convert it to your own currency 17 70cm 7 10 courses an extended version of the magno dieffopruchar florence 144 37 ribs neck and pegbox veneered in ebony with ivory stripes ivory and ebony heart on the soundboard inlaid lines of ivory on the fingerboard for tuning in e price 4500 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of the unextended version of this instrument click here 18 75cm 7 10 courses after michielle harton 1599 bologna no 1808 33 ribs the original is in shaded yew neck and pegbox veneered in ebony with stripes of ivory ivory and ebony heart in the soundboard for tuning in d or e price 4500 click on the price to convert it to your own currency 18 a 76cm 6 7 courses my own design based around an edlinger body although the edlinger is a baroque lute it is very much a renaissance outline but with a discreetly flattened back making such a large lute more comfortable to hold it works very well as the bass in fourth apart duets for tuning in d or e price 3500 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here 19 78cm 7 10 courses after another michielle harton 1599 nürnberg no mi 56 35 ribs the original is in shaded yew neck and pegbox veneered in ebony ebony and ivory heart in soundboard for tuning in d price 4500 click on the price to convert it to your own currency 20 94cm 7 10 courses after yet another michielle harton 1602 nürnberg no mi 44 a huge bass lute with 35 ribs the original is in heartwood yew with maple strips between neck and pegbox veneered in ebony ebony and ivory heart in the soundboard for tuning in c or as piccinini remarks these large bass lutes can be tuned with re entrant chitarrone tuning in g or a price 5300 click on the price to convert it to your own currency to see a picture of this instrument click here to continue to the next section of this lute catalogue please click here to visit my bow catalogue please click here to return to the lute index click here thank you for visiting these pages i look forward to hearing from you copyright 2022 by david van edwards lute index bows links terms construction visitors book lute of the month