Historical Guitars

Our exclusive Heritage Baroque guitar has a coopered back and sides and is fitted with Aquila Nylgut strings. It is an attractive instrument with a bright, clear tone. Watch a demonstration of its playing possibilities by Jacob Heringman below. We set up these instruments to play at baroque pitch, a415, however they also are well suited to modern pitch by simply changing the strings. String length: 688mm Tuning: e', b' g', d, a' Includes a semi-rigid gig case Our baroque guitar is tuned with standard re-entrant tuning - the 5th course a is higher than the 4th course d . The 4th course is in octaves, with the higher string on the left as recommended by Stradivarius. Find our recommended stringing for this guitar. Baroque Guitar Baroque Guitar Tuning: A415. String Length 688mm e´ 0.46 mmØ = AQUL46NG b x 2 0.58 mmØ = AQUL58NG g x 2 0.73 mmØ = AQUL73NG d 0.90 mmØ = AQUL91NG d´ 0.42 mmØ = AQUL42NG a x 2 0.66 mmØ = AQUL66NG For further details or advice, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Our exclusive Heritage Renaissance guitar is fitted with Aquila Nylgut strings. It is an attractive instrument with a bright, clear tone. Renaissance Guitar Tuning: a440 (a415 also possible) String Length: 555 mm G 1.00 mmØ x 2 - AQUL100NG C 0.79 mmØ x 2 - AQUL79NG e 0.60 mmØ x 2 - AQUL 60 NG a 0.46 mmØ x 2 - AQUL46 NG Optional Extra - Fully Fitted/Shaped Hard Case by Kingham: click here For further details or advice, please do not hesitate to contact us.

This 5 course baroque guitar is modelled after one of Stradivari’s original instruments and has a sweet, intimate sound. Price includes semi-rigid padded case. Specification: Back: Lacewood Soundboard: Sitka spruce Pegbox: Walnut Fingerboard: Walnut Pegs: Walnut Nut: Bone Total length: 902mm Width (widest): 239mm Depth (deepest arch): 89mm Nut to Bridge: 665mm Aquila Nylgut stringing schedule: 1 st course e’ – 2 x AQUL46NG 2 nd course b – 2 x AQUL58 NG 3 rd course g – 2 x AQUL 70NG 4 th course d - 2 x AQUL 94NG 5 th course a - 2 x AQUL 62NG For more information or further details, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Based on an instrument made by Giorgio Sellas in 1627, which may be seen in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. This guitar has been modified to feature six single strings to allow access to the wider guitar repertoire. Price includes semi-rigid padded case. Specification: Ribs: Alternating lacewood and walnut with fillets of ebony Soundboard: Sitka spruce Pegbox: Walnut Fingerboard: Walnut Pegs: Walnut Nut: Bone Total length: 926mm Width (widest): 260mm Depth (deepest arch): 93mm Nut to Bridge: 656mm Aquila Nylgut stringing schedule: 1 st course e’ – 1 x AQUL48NG 2 nd course b – 1 x AQUL 60NG 3 rd course g – 1 x AQUL 70NG 4 th course d - 1 x AQUL 94NG 5 th course a - 1 x AQUL 64NG 6 th course e - 1 x AQUL 85NG For more information or further details, please do not hesitate to contact us.

In the late eighteenth century and before, there was a family of guitar builders under the name Voboam. Almost every instrument was richly decorated and obviously made to order for wealthy discerning customers. This guitar is based on the guitars of Alexander Voboam, who was active in Paris around 1684. Our Voboam guitar is based on the instrument depicted in Jan Vermeer's famous painting "De gitaarspeelster", which unequivocally shows a Voboam guitar, and surviving examples found in the Ashmolean Museum. The back is made of alternate ribs of walnut and lacewood. The soundboard is from Sitka spruce with walnut banding. Supplied with a semi-rigid padded bag. Length: 939mm Width (widest): 267mm Depth: 98mm Nut to Bridge: 661mm 6 strings Tuned A415 - Schedule - Aquila e, a, d, g, b, e' (For spare strings, simply use the product codes below to search our website) 1 st course e’ – 1 x AQUL46NG 2 nd course b – 1 x AQUL58NG 3 rd course g – 1 x AQUL68NG 4 th course d - 1 x AQUL91NG 5 th course a - 1 x AQUL62NG 6 th course e - 1 x AQUL82NG For more information or further details, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Baroque Guitar after Marianita by Matias Crom The "Marianita" is a 5 course baroque guitar inspired on the "Vihuela de Quito" with a playing string length of 68cm. The top is made from the finest mountain Austrian Spruce with the original purfling decoration and rose design. This simple yet elegant rose makes this guitar very resonant. Sides are made in 5 pieces using walnut and cypress and the back is coopered as many were from this period and made with 15 ribs of cypress with thin walnut spacers. The neck is carved from pearwood just like the original. Specification: 5 Course Baroque Guitar after Marianita by Matias Crom Back and sides made from cypress and walnut with ebony linings High mountain Austrian Spruce top Ebony fingerboard Pearwood neck and peg head Aquila strings Supplied with padded bag

Baroque Guitar after Belchior Dias, Lisbon c.1581, by Marcos Kaiser with custom-made hard case. This stunning guitar is an enlarged version of the original instrument in the collection of the Royal College of Music. The oldest surviving 5-course guitar, or 'late vihuela', this a very light and resonant instrument, tuned in E, with ten frets. Specification: 67cm string length Fluted-vaulted body in rosewood Neck in sycamore Parchment rosette Rosewood pegs Rosewood fingerboard Aquila strings Supplied with custom-made hard case

PO Ref. PO1174S Bandora by Neil Brook 2012 (Previously Owned) in excellent condition and with hard case and assorted spare strings For more details about this or any other Previously Owned instruments, please do not hesitate to contact us.

PO ref. PO0695S 4 Course Short Scale Elblag Gittern by Paul Baker, 2018 (Previously Owned), with case and in excellent condition. F ully serviced and revoiced by our in-house luthier prior to despatch. Vibrating String Length: 333mm Strings: Aquila Nylgut For more details about this or any other Previously Owned instruments, please do not hesitate to contact us.