This instrument is SOLD

Hans Burkholtzer Model 8-Course Lute

This is a very fine used instrument in mint condition with a custom Kingham case.

A client approached me with a concept for an instrument. He owned a 13-course of mine and was pleased with its power and volume. He was interested in scaling the design down to a 58cm 8-course lute, and this instrument is the result. After several years of playing it, he decided that he wanted a slightly larger instrument and traded it in for a 59cm Venere model.

Instrument Specifications:

  • String length 58cm

  • Eight courses

  • Back: pearwood with ebony spacers

  • Front: figured sitka spruce

  • Bridge: maple

  • Binding: ebony with ebony/mother of pearl heart

  • Neck: spruce core with ebony and holly stripes

  • Fingerboard: ebony

  • Head: bird's eye maple rails

  • Head plate: ebony and holly stripes

  • Pegs: boxwood

  • Endpin: boxwood

  • Case: Kingham custom

  • String spacing between courses at bridge: 10.1mm

  • Spacing between strings in course at bridge: 4.9mm

  • Distance from 1st string to 8th course fundamental: 10.5cm

  • String spacing between courses at nut: 5.7mm

  • Spacing between strings in course at nut: 3.1mm

  • Distance from 1st string to 8th course fundamental at bridge: 61.5cm

  • These measurements are approximate and may vary by a fraction of a millimeter

  • 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-8c-lute-10-2024

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