Arciliuto, Chitarrone/Theorbo

Liuto Attiobatto after "Matteo Sellas".

String lengths 59/84 cm, 17 ribs.

Price: € 3950.-

"Matteo Sellas Venetia 1630".

String lengths 64/134 cm,  35 ribs.

Price: € 4150.-

"Pietro Railich 1644".

String lengths 62/134 cm, 15 ribs.

Price: € 3950.-

Enlarged version of the lately emerged lute
"Pietro Raillich al Santo in Padoua 1669" -
"Johannes Antoni Fichtl in Wienn 1720"
extended to 13 courses.

Can alternatively be used as a 10-course Renaissance lute, 11-course Baroque lute, or 14-course Arciliuto.

String lengths: 68 cm and 100 cm (diapasons).

21 ribs.

Price: € 4200.-

About the history of the instrument...

"Magno Dieffopruchar a Venetia".

String lengths 67/141 cm, 31 ribs.

Price: € 4150.-

"Martinus Harz/Rome 1665",
copy of the instrument in it's present condition at the Edinburgh Museum, with only 8 frets on the neck.
This instrument probably started life as a bass lute.

String lengths 68/144 cm, 43 ribs.

Price: € 4450.-

Chitarrone Francese, my own design based on the painting "Suonatore di Liuto" by Antiveduto Grammatica (1571 - 1626) - Galleria Sabauda, Torino.

15 Ribs.

String lengths: 66 cm (1x1, 4x2) and 115 cm (9x1).

Tuning like a baroque-guitar with 9 diapasons:
e' - hh - gg - dd' - Aa und G - F - E - D - C - H1 - A1 - G1 - F1.
Possibly the courses 13 and 14 were G# and F# instead (these strings look thinner on the painting than the ones above).

2 alternative configurations:

- 15 ribs, rich decoration (like on the pictures)

- 35 ribs, simple decoration

Price: € 4150.-

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Body after "Martinus Harz/Rome 1665".

String lengths 75/160 cm, 43 ribs.

Price: € 4400.-

"Magno Dieffopruchar a Venetia".

String lengths 75/160 cm, 11 ribs.

Price: € 3950.-

"Magno Stegher in Venetia 1598".
Originally this instrument was probably built as a bass lute.

String lengths 75/160 cm,  27 ribs.

Price: € 4150.-

The original label

"Magno Stegher in Venetia 1600" (reduced in size).

String lengths 89/160 cm, 43 ribs.

Price: € 4450.-

"Magno Stegher in Venetia 1600".

String lengths 94/160 cm, 43 ribs.

Price: € 4650.-

"Magno Dieffopruchar a Venetia".

String lengths 93/170 cm, 51 ribs.

Price: € 4650.-

My Own Design.

String lengths 82/160 cm, 35 ribs.

Price: € 4250.-

"Matteo Sellas in Venezia 1647"

String lengths 85/160 cm, 29 ribs.

Price: € 4350.-

"Giovanni Tesler" Ancona 1615 (14 single strings).

String lengths 80-90/170 cm, 65 ribs.

Price: € 5250.-

"Giovanni Tesler" Ancona 1615 (theorbo and baroque lute tuning possible).

String lengths 80-90/170 cm, 65 ribs.

Like the above instrument, but with 12 pegs at the first pegbox and extra holes on the bridge for alternative baroque lute tuning - like the original.

Price: € 5350.-

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Body after "Martinus Selos"

String lengths: 82/150 cm
15 ribs
Due to its comparably short length, the second string can be tuned to e' (instead of e).

Price: € 4000.-

French Theorbo (own design)

String lengths: 81/160 cm
9 ribs

Price: € 4300.- including carving underneath 1st pegbox