Eight-course Lute
Based on a lute by Sixtus Rauwolf, Augsburg, 1599 (Private collection, London)
Diapason 63cm
Back: lignum itae with holly spacers
Soundboard: spruce from Val di Fieme
Bridge: pear
Neck: veneered in ebony
Pegs: lignum vitae
Decorative elements: ebony and bone
Strings: all gut by Aquila corde.