Haddock 6 Course Renaissance Lute after Hieber
Original price
£2,150.00
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Original price
£2,150.00
Original price
£2,150.00
£2,150.00
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£2,150.00
Current price
£2,150.00
SKU HADL6H
We've commissioned Stephen Haddock to produce an exclusive range of inexpensive lutes that are suitable for beginners and more advanced players. He has produced a handmade collection of 6, 7 and 8-course lutes based on an original by Giovanni Hieber.
Hieber was a luthier active at the end of the 16th century in Venice. One of his 7-course lutes survives and is in Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels. It has been widely copied by today's luthiers as its string length of 59cm makes it perfect for lutes in G without much modification.
Stephen uses a variety of woods and materials for this 6-course lute. They are typically made of:
- Back - London Lacewood Plane
- Neck & Pegbox: Cherrywood
- Bridge & Fingerboard: Plumwood
- Pegs & Button: Boxwood
- Nut: Bone
- Soundboard: Alpine Spruce
- Finish: Oil Varnish
Strings
This lute has a string length of 595mm and is strung in unison with Aquila Nylgut strings. For replacement strings view the stringing chart for Haddock's instruments.
Case
This lute is sold without a case. There are several cases available as extras:
Lute Society Publications Books & CDs - including CDs by Jacob Heringman