Bent Head Baroque Lutes

Here is an example of the later style of 13 course German Baroque lute, with theorboed basses rather than  small bass and treble riders.  the extension is carved out of one piece with fretted panels of filigree bent and inlaid.  This one is based on the Dieffopruchar-Edlinger shell,Vienna AR 969, with a fretted mensur of 75cm.  The shell is flat and the extension is lightweight, making it an easy lute to hold.  Great sound from the long basses.  Price $6,000

13 course theorboed head German Baroque lute.  17th century body labeled Marx Unverdorben in Venetia.  Neck, bridge, and neck extension by Gabriel David Buchstetter, Regensburg anno 1747.  8 fretted courses 73.9cm  5 doubled bass courses 101.9cm  31 ribs of yew with dark spacers, ebony veneered neck.  Price $6,500

A triple nut extension based on a Czech model.  This one was not so stable!

Lawrence K. Brown, Luthier    13 Sunset Lane    Asheville, NC    28804    USA  828-254-5828    larryandrobin@charter.net