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Venere 59cm 8-Course Lute

This instrument is modeled on an instrument made by Venere in 1596 in Bologna, Italy now in the Vienna museum, number C64. The original instrument has a string length of 64cm, but I have the scaled down the design to 59cm for this reconstruction to make it more adaptable to modern playing techniques and pitch. The 59cm length makes it very easy to string with gut at the a=440 pitch and the gut top string is moderately durable at this length. 

The adjusted body outline has been compared to another Venere lute in the Bologna collection that has a string length of 59cm to insure a consistent instrument style.

This shape has a slightly flattened back which brings the plane of the strings a little closer to the body, making it very comfortable to play. The sound is rich in overtones with a warm fundamental for a rich, bright and projective tone.

Instrument Specifications:

  • Back: figured cherry wood

  • Front: Engelmann spruce

  • Front Edging: ebony

  • Bridge: cherry wood with ebony top plate

  • Neck: solid cherry wood

  • Fingerboard: cherry wood with ebony edges

  • Head: cherry wood rails and back plate

  • Pegs: ebony

  • Nut: bone

  • Strings: nylon, flourocarbon with wound nylon basses

  • String Length: 59cm

  • Overall Length: 28"

  • Body Width: 17 1/4"

  • Body Width: 12"

  • Body Depth: 5 1/2"

  • String Spacing Between Courses at Bridge: (8-course) 10.1mm

  • Spacing Between Strings in Courses at Bridge: (8-course) 4.9mm

  • String Spacing Between Courses at Nut: (8-course) 5.7mm

  • Spacing Between Strings in Courses at Nut: (8-course) 3.1mm

  • Case: custom made Kingham case

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, FedEx Ground shipping within the 48 contiguous United States, insurance and packing. See our Terms of Sale for complete warranty, payment, and shipping details.

Reference: Venere-59cm-8c-lute-8-2024

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