![]() ![]() I wanted to understand the advantages of a more elongated lute body and the result was this amazing instrument.Įleven ribs of English Yew (Taxus baccata) 1 separated by 10 fillets of white American Holly (Ilex opaca - the whitest wood known). The result of the elongated soundboard is a more resonant instrument. Most old lutes were slightly shallower than half round, with the exception of a few lutes that were actually deeper than half round. Interested parties may contact me at: earlymusic at fuse dot net.īody less than half round and eleongted in the Frei, Maler styles. He worked in partnership with his son Sigismund, and like most other luthiers working in Italy, was of German origin. He was considered the greatest maker of lutes in his day. I have built Gerle, Heiber, Venere, Tieffenbrucker, Hoffman, and many other designs over the last 45 years, but I really wanted to discover the advantages of the long, tear-drop shape. Maler's lutes were a bit more elongated in the body, which provided a longer vibrating soundboard. My idea was to increase the soundboard area a bit over the typical Venere lute design. I scaled it down exactly 24mm all around in order to make it work with eight frets on the neck and four on the soundboard. The body of this lute is based on the instrument by Laux Maler (Prague National Museum No. 7-course Renaissance lute with Pegheads, pickups, and Kingham case. ![]()
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