Finished this lute

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Jan van Cappelle (Javaca)

Today I finished this student lute for a player in Antwerp. It’s modelled after the 1581 Georg Gerle.

Specifications:

  • 590 mm string length (g-tuning)
  • 11 ribs in maple (unmatched)
  • solid maple neck
  • fingerboard, bridge and head veneered with ebony (customer request)
  • finished with wax
  • total weight: 619 grams
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