Roosebeck 6 Course Renaissance Vihuela (Padded Case, Extra String Set)

The Spanish Renaissance Vihuela guitar is a great option for the guitarist that has an interest in the Renaissance Lute, but may have reservations to the jump to a Lute.  All of the rich Spanish vihuela literature (Milan, Narvaez, Mudarra, et al.) and any Italian or Elizabethan six-course lute music may be played on it, in guitar position.

This Roosebeck premium reproduction is crafted with alternating staves of maple & mahogany on sides & back in a matte finish. The soundboard is spruce. The neck is maple with an ebony fingerboard. The frets on the neck are nylon, there are three sheesam frets on the spruce soundboard. The tuning pegs are mahogany.

It has 6 courses, five of which are two strings each, with the first course being a single string (courses 1-4 nylgut and courses 5-6 nylgut & phosphor bronze wound). The bridge has a mahogany base with an ebony top; the ornate mahogany mustache stands out against the light spruce soundboard. It has one sound hole in the center of the soundboard, which is exceptionally ornate, a 4-layer deep parchment style rosette. 

Suggested tuning (low to high) is G, C, F, A, D, G (range G2-G4). Extra String Set ($28.95 Value) and Premium Padded Gig Bag Included.

Well-padded gig bag with double ended zipper opening on three sides for full open lid. There is a pocket, a padded hand grip and shoulder strap. The overall outside of gig bag is 39"L X 5”H X 18” W. 

Important specification:

Body/Bowl: sixteen inches in length, three inches in height and 12 1/4 inches in width 

Neck at Nut: two inches in width 

Neck at Body Joint: 2 5/8 inches width 

Nut: two inches in width 

Strings at Nut: 1 3/4 inches width

Strings at the Bridge: three inches width

Scale length: 23 1/4 inches