Roosebeck 8-Course Travel Lute, Padded Gig Bag & Extra String Set (Sheesham Body, Spruce Soundboard)

This Roosebeck 8 course travel lute has a body made of eleven solid sheesham staves, a sheesham neck and sheesham fingerboard. The peg box is solid sheesham attached at an angle of 135 degrees to reduce the depth of the instrument. The tuning pegs and end pin are sheesham. The soundboard is made out of European spruce. There are eight nylon frets and four sheesham frets. The, 8-course, recommended tuning is G4, D4/D4, A3/A3, F3/F3, C4/C3, G3/G2, F3/F2, D3/D2. Padded gig bag, extra string set included. Free Shipping.

Throughout history lutes have typically had gut strings. Lute strings today, however, are nylon made with high precision instruments. The rectified nylon strings in the Roosebeck set are known for their warmer tone and lightly textured feel. The silverplated copper wound nylon bass strings also produce a very warm, classical tone. We recommend the traditional Renaissance tuning for this set. Materials: Neck: Sheesham Fingerboard: Sheesham Peg Box: Sheesham Bridge: Sheesham Soundboard: Spruce Soundboard Bracing: Spruce Nut: Bone Tuning Pegs: Sheesham Dimensions: Scale Length: 23.5 inches Overall dimensions: 813mm length, 235mm width, and 165mm depth Nut Width: 2.75 inches (70mm) Width of Neck at body: 3.25 inches (83mm) Length of the neck from body to nut: 9.25 inches (235mm) Weight: Approximately Without Gig Bag: 0.79 kg or 1.75 pounds. Weight: Approximately With Gig Bag: 1.36 kg or 2 pounds.