Renaissance Lute by Alan Simcoe

7 Course Lute in G After Venere 1592

These instruments are built extremely light to produce a fast response, clear tone and rapid decay. This is ideal to bring out the two to four part counterpoint that is the lute’s stock and trade. The brightness of the trebles combines with the natural tendency of the bowl shape to favor the basses to produce a nice balance amongst the voices.


Materials
Top: Englemann, or German Spruce
Bowl: Maple, Cherry, or Indian Rosewood
Neck: Maple, or Poplar w/veneer
Fingerboard: Rosewood or Ebony
Pegs: Pear, Ebony, or Boxwood
Finish: French polish, or oil varnish


Dimensions
Scale: 586 mm
Nut Width: 57 mm
Length: 680 mm
Max. body width: 302 mm
Max. body depth: 150 mm