Lautenwerck by Edwin Russell Bishop, 1997 (Previously Owned)

PO Ref. PO1442S

Lautenwerck made by Edwin Russell Bishop, Ripley, 1997 (Previously Owned). In excellent condition, having been fully serviced, refurbished and re-voiced by Peter Barnes in August 2024.

C-d3 compass with 1 x 8' strings plucked by two registers of jacks, one with Delrin plectra and the other with leather plectra. Each register can be used separately, or together. This Lautenwerck is currently tuned to a=415 and is strung with Classical Guitar strings. The sound is sweet and full, considerably different from that of a harpsichord even when using the Delrin plectra. A transposing device could be fitted, enabling the keyboard to be transposed to a=415/440, with the loss of the top d in the 440 setting.

The case is veneered in Cherry wood with Boxwood and Ebony decorative banding. The sharps are Ebony and the natural keyplates are made from fruitwood.

This instrument is 130cm long, 80cm wide and 25cm high and sits on three sturdy, removable legs which raise the bottom of the case to 65cm. The instrument is surprisingly light, weighing less than 30kg. 

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