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Hans Burkholtzer Model 13-Course Lute
The original instrument was made by Hans Burkholtzer in Füssen in 1596 and is now in the Vienna Kunsthisorisches Museum, item number SAM 44. It began life as a seven- or eight-course instrument, and there is a label inside which indicates that Thomas Edlinger of Prague converted it to eleven courses in 1705. At some date after 1719 an unknown craftsman added the bass rider and extended the bridge to make a thirteen-course instrument.
The back of this instrument is made from two spectacular bird's eye maple boards to create a light / dark effect.
Instrument Specifications:
String length 70.5cm
Thirteen courses
Back: bird's eye maple with ebony spacers
Front: figured Sitka spruce
Rose: copy of the original
Front Binding: ebony with ebony / mother-of-pearl heart
Neck: spruce core with ebony veneer
Fingerboard: ebony with points
Head: bird's eye maple frame with maple bass treble riders
Head Front Rails: ebony / holly running dog decoration
Head Plate: ebony vine decoration on a holly base
Bass Rider: maple with ebony lining
Treble Rider: maple
Pegs: ebony
Strap Button: ebony
Nut: bone
Strings: nylon and fluorocarbon with wound nylon basses
Price: SOLD
Price includes: instrument, a made to measure custom-made Kingham case, a string prescription, a set of synthetic strings with extra first and second course strings, a Gamut peg turner, one year warranty, and FedEx Ground shipping within the 48 contiguous United States with insurance and packing. See our Terms of Sale for complete warranty, payment, and shipping details.
Reference: Burkholtzer-13c-lute-8-2024
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