A lute (/ lj uː t / [1] or / l uː t /) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either …

Extremely Rare Yairi Lute back guitar similar to an Ovation but the back is made of over 30 strips of Mahogany, Rosewood and Maple. There are a few dings and some repaired cracks on the …

Feb 4, 2024 · A lute is a distinctive instrument, both in terms of its sound and appearance. The parts of a lute also stand out from other string instruments. The lute’s original roots lie in the …

The best practice is to put a lute back in its case with the lid down and at least one latch closed when you are not playing it. Try to avoid putting a lute down on a chair seat, on the floor, or …

The discovery of an apparent lute on an Akkadian seal, now in the British Museum, may have pushed the known existence of the plucked lute back to c. 3100 BC. [3] The lute's existence in …

The structure of the Western lute evolved gradually away from its ancestor the Arab lute or ‘Ud, though some features have remained sufficiently consistent to constitute defining characteristics.

The portion between the back and belly is the side, or rib. A lute may be plucked with the fingers or a plectrum or may be bowed, but the means of sound production do not affect the essential …

The lute, or testudo as Praetorius subtitles it in reference to its tortoise-shaped back, was one of the most popular of the “perfect” instruments—instruments which could play all of the parts of …

Nov 10, 2024 · The lute is a string instrument with a distinctive pear-shaped body and a fretted neck, usually featuring a backward-angled pegbox. Lutes typically have a hollow body, or …

I've had a number of requests for advice on how to make a mold for building a lute back. Well, here goes. This is a vast subject, and my own method takes a lot of explaining (I've found), so …