Roosebeck 8-Course Lute Sheesham & Canadian Spruce
This eight course lute has a natural finish and is made for a right handed player. You can easily attach your own shoulder strap for playing to the end peg.
The body has sheesham staves accented white pinstripes in between. The neck, end peg and tuning pegs are also made out of sheesham. The nut is bone. The mustached bridge is sheesham, a top section of lacewood adds elegance and strength. The sound board is made out of Canadian spruce and the single sound hole has an intricate laser cut design. This lute has 8 nylon frets on neck and 4 finished sheesham frets on sound board. There are 4 nylon wound strings and 11 rectified nylon strings in seven courses of two strings and one course of a single string.
The tuning for this Lute is the normal 8 course tuning, but can vary depending on player preference. The, 15-strings 8-course, suggested tuning from high to low is: G4, D4/D4, A3/A3, F3/F3, C4/C3, G3/G2, F3/F2, D3/D2.
Accessories included: the book: Learning to Play the Lute" (LUTB) and a padded gig bag.
Important Specifications:
Body/Bowl : 18 inches in length, 7 inches in height and 12.25 inches in width
Neck at Nut : 2.79 inches in width
Neck at Body Joint : 3.3 inches in width
Nut : 2.79 inches in width, .23 inches in height. Made from sheesham and has string slots
Scale Length : 23.68 inches
15 sheesham tuning pegs
Item Length: 30.4
Item Width: 12.25
Item Height: 6.5