Baroque Lutes, Mandoras/Gallichone

"Magno Dieffopruchar a Venetia 1604"
"Matthias Fux/Röm.Kays.May.HoffLautenmacher in Wienn. 1685".

String length 72cm, 27 ribs, 11 courses.

Price: € 3550.-

- same as above, but with 13 courses:

Price: € 3700.-

Pictures of the original lute in Kremsmünster: Andreas Usel

"Hans Frei".

String length 68 cm, 11 ribs, 11 courses.

Price: € 3400.-

- same as above, but with 13 courses:

Price: € 3550.-

"Magno Stegher in Venetia 1598".

String length 75 cm, 27 ribs, 11 courses.

Price: € 3550.-

- same as above, but with 13 courses:

Price: € 3700.-

Above: the heavily damaged original instrument

"Magno dieffopruchar a Venetia".

String length 75 cm, 11 ribs, 11 courses, triple rosette.

Price: € 3600.-

- same as above, but with 13 courses:

Price: € 3750.-

"Pietro Railich 1644".

String length 62 cm, 15 ribs, 11 courses.

Price: € 3450.-

- same as above, but with 13 courses:

Price: € 3600.-

"In Padua Vvendelio Venere de Leonardo Tiefembrucker 1587".

String length 71 cm, 33 ribs. Carved pegbox. 11 courses.

Price: € 4050.-

- same as above, but with 13 courses:

Price: € 4200.-

"Johann Christian Hoffmann in Leipzig".

String length 74cm, 11 ribs, 11 courses.

Price: € 3400.-

- same as above, but with 13 courses:

Price: € 3550.-

"Johann Christian Hoffmann in Leipzig".

String length 74cm, 11 ribs of Pao Rosa with platana spacers,
ornamentation on neck and pegbox of Pao Rosa, platana and olive-wood,
13 courses, treble and bassrider.

Price: € 3950.-

"Laux Maler".

Sting length 72 cm, 9 ribs, 11 courses.

Price: € 3400.-

- same as above, but with 13 courses:

Price: € 3550.-

"Martin Hoffmann in Leipzig 169?".

13 courses (8 + 5).
String lengths: 8 courses: 69 cm, 5 courses: 98 cm.
 9 ribs.

Price: € 4050.-

"Johann Christian Hoffmann in Leipzig" between 1720 and 1740.

13 courses (8 + 5).
String lengths: 8 courses: 74 cm, 5 courses:  97.5 cm.
11 ribs.

Price: € 4050.-

"Johann Christian Hoffmann in Leipzig" between 1720 and 1740.

13 courses (8 + 5).
String lengths: 8 courses: 74 cm, 5 courses: 97.5 cm. 
11 ribs.

Highly decorated version: Neck and extended neck are veneered with ebony and artificial ivory decorations. Body with ribs of ebony with artificial ivory spacers for an additional charge of € 200.

Price: € 5250.-

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13-course Swan-Neck Baroque Lute - body after "Magno Dieffopruchar a Venetia 1604"

String lengths: 8 x 72 cm, 5 x 102 cm
Body: 27 ribs

Price: € 4300.-

"Leopold Widhalm" Nürnberg 1755.

13 courses (8 + 5).
String lengths: 8 courses: 74.4 cm, 5 courses:  100 cm.
11 ribs.

Simple version

Price: € 4050.-

Heavily decorated version

Price: € 5250.-

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

13 courses (8 + 5).
String lengths: 8 courses: 68 cm, 5 courses:  100 cm.
21 ribs.

Price: € 4200.-

About the history of the instrument...

On the right: the original instrument

"Giovanni Tesler Ancona 1615"

Theorbo changed into a baroque lute.

Tuning: F', G', A', B', C, D, E, F, Gg, Aa, dd, ff, a, d'.

String lengths: 7 courses 80-87cm, 7 diapasons 160-170 cm, 65 ribs.

Very good sounding and loud continuo instrument!

Price: € 5350.-

"Sympert Nigell, Füssen 1754".

String length 71 cm,  9 ribs, 6 courses.

Price: € 3150.-

"My Own Design".

String length 72 cm, 9 ribs, 6 courses.

Price: € 3150.-

- same as above, but with 8 courses:

Price: € 3200.-

"Wolfgang Wolf, Füssen 16th century"
12 course double headed Lute ( French Lute);
changed into a 12-course instrument in 17th century.

Tuning: g', e', c'c', aa, ee, Hh, Aa, Gg, Ff, Ee, Dd, Cc

String-lengths:
1st - 8th course: 63.0 cm
9th course: 69.0 cm
10th course: 74.0 cm
11th course: 80.0 cm
12th course: 89.0 cm
15 ribs, 2 pegboxes.

Price: € 4250.- with carved pegboxes

Price: € 3750.- with plain pegboxes
 

Mathias Rösel from Bremen who investigated the history of this instrument wrote an interesting article about it.
Read (PDF, in German language)

Angelique - body after "Pietro Raillich 1669", extended neck after "J.A.Fichtl 1720"

16 Strings

String lengths: 10 x 64 cm plus 6 x 100 cm

Tuning:
Fingerboard strings e`, d` ,c`, h, a, g, f, e, d, c
Diapasons H, A, G, F, E, D or C

Body: 21 ribs

Price: € 4200.-

Angelique - body after "Magno Dieffopruchar a Venetia 1604", extended neck after "J.A.Fichtl 1720"

16 Strings

String lengths: 10 x 70 cm plus 6 x 105 cm

Tuning:
Fingerboard strings e`, d` ,c`, h, a, g, f, e, d, c
Diapasons H, A, G, F, E, D or C

Body: 27 ribs

Price: € 4300.-

Own Design Bass Angelique

String lengths: 73/160 cm

Tuning:
Fingerboard strings a, g, f, e, d, c, B, A, G, F
Diapasons E, D, C, B1, A1, G1 or F1

Price: € 4450.- - neck and extended neck veneered with rosewood

Price: € 4950.- - in the level shown on the pictures

Own Design Treble Angelique

String lengths: 55/110 cm

Tuning:
Fingerboard strings a1, g1, f1, e1, d1, c1, b, a, g, f
Diapasons e, d, c, B, A, G or F

Price: € 3950.- - neck and extended neck veneered with rosewood

Price: € 4600.- - in the level shown on the pictures