EMS Heritage 8 Course Renaissance Lute after Hieber

This popular, affordable student lute from the Early Music Shop is made after original lutes by Hieber. It is an ideal instrument for a beginner and is highly recommended by our resident lute tutor Jacob Heringman. 

Please click here to view our lute guide.

Watch a short clip of this lute in action (performed by Jacob Heringman)! 

The 8 course lute is ideally suited for a beginner lutenist wanting to play a wide range of solo repertoire as well as lute-songs. It is also perfect for continuo playing!

Gold Lute Bundle

The gold lute bundle comes with this lute, a padded case, a tuner, a lute strap, a spare set of strings and a lute tutor book. 

Specification:

• Standard Tuning (Renaissance in g)
• 600mm String Length
• Aquila Nylgut Strings
• Made of Lacewood, Sitka (Spruce) and Walnut
• Includes a Semi-Rigid Gig Case
• Lute Tutor Book
• One Year's Free Membership to the UK's Lute Society (new members only)
  
  Lute Society Publications Books & CDs - including CDs by Jacob Heringman
  
  

  8 Course Stringing Schedule - Aquila D d, F f, G g, C c, f f, a a, d'd' g
  (For spare strings, simply use the product codes below to search our website)

  8th   D - AQUL200D
  8th   d - AQUL94NG  or AQUL88NG
  7th   F - AQUL165D
  7th   f - AQUL79NG   or AQUL76NG
  6th   G - AQUL150D
  6th   g - AQUL70NG
  5th   C - AQUL108D  or AQUL104D
  5th   c - AQUL52NG
  4th   f - AQUL82NG   or AQUL100D
  4th   f - AQUL82NG   or AQUL100D or AQUL40NG Octave
  3rd   a - AQUL64NG
  3rd   a - AQUL64NG
  2nd   d' - AQUL48NG
  2nd   d' - AQUL48NG
  1st    g - AQUL42NG or Pyramid PYR.45R