Bruce I Brook, (Luthier)

Maker of:-

Lutes, Theorbos, Baroque Guitars, Vihuelas,

Bandoras, Orpharions and Pegs.

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Renaissance Guitar

This instrument has been designed from the four-course guitar illustrated in Mersenne, Harmonie Universelle (Paris 1636) but copied from the Phalese Guitar Book 1570.

It has been made with a String Length of 54cm (nominal A, A@440 Hz)

The soundboard is of European Spruce. The back from 5 ribs of Cypress and the sides of Walnut. The neck is of Flammed Mapled and the pegbox has a carved Lion's head.

 

 

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