Venere G Lute

7,8 course Wendelio Venere 1582, Vienna C36.  66.5cm mensur, or 64cm.  13 ribs of cherry, curly, or birdseye maple, or yew.  Maple neck and pegbox.  Rosewood or ironwood pegs, ebony fingerboard  Knot of Leonardo rose.  This is a large, robust Paduan style lute with a big sound.  With the 64cm mensur it may be tuned to g' at A415.  7 or 8 course $1900.  10 course with ebony neck and pegbox veneer 2,500. A great sounding lute for people with large hands.

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

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