Gamut Instruments - Sarabande-Model Baroque Lute

Sarabande-Model Baroque Lute

The idea behind this line of production is to provide amateur and professional musicians a beautiful instrument with a great tone and a low, easy-to-play action.

These instruments are useful for beginners who want a well-built instrument that will see them through their playing life, or a professional who is looking for a new, affordable instrument to explore a new repertoire, or perhaps a second instrument. 

We have kept all of the qualities of a fine instrument such as a light, strong neck with high quality ebony veneers on the back and fingerboard. The fingerboard has a lovely, arched surface to make playing even the most difficult passages and chords easier. All woods are carefully chosen tone woods assembled meticulously with fine joints and hide glue.

The back is modeled after the Hans Frei instrument now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, no. C34 with a flattened 11 rib back.

Sarabande-Model Baroque Lute Specifications:

    • Back: 11 cherry ribs with a flattened profile

    • Front: AAA Englemann spruce with "A" pattern rose

    • Edging: Ebony half-binding

    • Neck: Spruce core with ebony veneer

    • Fingerboard: Ebony with points

    • Head: Cherry with cherry back plate

    • Pegs: Ebony

    • Strap button: Ebony

    • Nut: Bone

    • String length: 68cm

    • Body length: 44cm

    • Body width: 31cm

Sarabande-Model Baroque Lute:

Modeled after: Hans Frei Baroque Lute C34, c. 16th Century - Now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Nuremberg