Gamut Instruments - Giovanni Hieber-Model Renaissance Lute

The Giovanni Hieber-model lute is the basic full, round lute form that is characteristic of the early instruments from Venice. The original instrument is set up with seven courses, but this model has been made in six, seven, and eight courses.

Giovanni Hieber-Model Renaissance Lute

Giovanni Hieber-Model Renaissance Lute Specifications:

    • 59cm string length

    • Overall length - 28"

    • Front length - 17 1/4"

    • Body width - 12"

    • Body depth - 6"

    • String spacing between courses at bridge (8-course) - 10.1mm

    • Spacing between strings in course at bridge (8-course) -4.9mm

    • String spacing between courses at nut (8-course) - 5.7mm

    • Spacing between strings in course at nut (8-course) - 3.1mm

    • Back: Cherry ribs

    • Neck: Cherry wood

    • Head: Cherry wood

    • Choice of ebony, boxwood or rosewood pegs

    • Front: AAA Engelmann spruce

    • Rose: Pattern "A"

    • Fingerboard: Cherry with rosewood edges

    • Bridge: cherry with rosewood cap

    • Nut: Bone

Giovanni Hieber-Model 6-, 7-, and 8-Course Renaissance Lute:

Modeled after: Giovanni Hieber Renaissance Lute, c. 16th Century