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EMS Theorbo with Padded Bag by The Early Music Shop

Theorbo by The Early Music Shop

by Early Music Shop
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£2,795.00
£2,795.00 - £2,795.00
£2,795.00
SKU EMSTH

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Festive Returns Period

For orders received in December 2025, we are offering an extended returns period until Monday 12th January.

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We ship our entire catalogue all over the world, fully tracked and insured.

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We are grateful to David Parsons, the well known lutenist, for his guidance in designing this theorbo (bass lute). The instrument is a large chitarrone/theorbo of early 17th century and pattern based on a surviving instrument by Beuchenberg with 6 fingered single courses and 8 diapasons. Each instrument is individually set up and fully serviced by our luthier prior to despatch. 

Fitted with Aquila Nylgut strings as standard and now includes an end pin button for a strap.

Includes a padded case, but a hard case is available for better long-term protection. 

String length: 88.5cms (fingerboard) 159.3cms (bass). We recommend the 195cm Aquila Nylgut Elastic strings for the bass strings.

Tuning: a e b g d A with the diapasons G F# E D C B A G

Total Length: 180cm

Width: 37cm

Depth: 15cm

Aquila Nylgut stringing schedule:

String Note a415 a440
1 A3 58 NNG 54 NNG
2 E3 76 NNG 70 NNG
3 B3 50 NNG 48 NNG
4 G3 64 NNG 60 NNG
5 D3 82 NNG 79 NNG
6 A2 108 D 104 D
7 G2 68 NGE 66 NGE
8 F♯2 73 NGE 68 NGE
9 E2 76 NGE 73 NGE
10 D2 85 NGE 82 NGE
11 C2 94 NGE 88 NGE
12 B1 100 NGE 94 NGE
13 A1 112 NGE 108 NGE
 14 G1 128 NGE 120 NGE