Martin Hoffmann Model 69.5cm 13-Course Baroque Lute (SOLD)

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This instrument has been SOLD.

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The original instrument was made by Martin Hoffmann, with the neck added by his son Joh. Christian Hoffmann, in Leipzig, Germany. The date of the construction is a little uncertain, but the instrument seems to have been made around 1670, and is now in the Germanisches National Museum in Nuremberg, item number MI 245. The stringing is arranged with eight courses on the fingerboard at 69.5cm and five courses on an extension at 97cm. Although the instrument pictured here has a plain-backed extension, the back of the extension on the original is richly carved with floral figures.

The cross-section of this instrument is slightly deeper than half round, which gives the tone of instrument a silvery, introspective quality having shimmering treble notes and deep basses.
The original instrument has 9-figured maple ribs with ebony spacers.

Instrument Specifications:

  • String Length: 69.50cm (27 1/4")
  • 13-Course Lute
  • Overall Length: 122cm (48")
  • Body Length: 48.50cm (19")
  • Neck Length: 29.50cm (11 3/4")
  • Body Width: 31cm (12 1/4")
  • Body Depth: 17.50cm (6 3/4")
  • Ribs: Nine Ribs with Ebony Spacers
  • Front: AAA Engelmann Spruce
  • Rose: Pattern "A" Through "K"
  • Neck: Spruce with Ebony Veneer
  • Fingerboard: Ebony with Points
  • Pegs: Rosewood, Boxwood, or Ebony
  • End Button: To Match Pegs
  • Nut: Bone
  • Extension: Cared Maple Stained Black
  • Strings: Nylon Top Strings and Octaves with Wound Nylon Basses
  • Bridge: Maple with Ebony Top Plate
  • Ebony Outlined Mother-of-Pearl or Ivory Heart at Bottom Front
  • Ebony Front Edge Half Binding
  • Custom Made Kingham Case

Hand-made in the USA by Gamut Music, Inc., a leader in the revival of early music strings and instruments.

All Gamut instruments include a string prescription, a set of synthetic strings, and one year warranty. FedEx Ground shipping and packing within the 48 contiguous United States with insurance will be calculated separately.

Warranty and Terms of Sale:
Gamut Music warranties that the instrument is free of defect in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipping to the original customer. This warranty is offered only to the original purchaser and is not transferable should the instrument change hands in this one year period. Should problems develop with the instrument within the warranty period, Gamut Music will repair it free of charge, provided the original purchaser pays the shipping and insurance charges to and from the workshop in Duluth, MN.

Important: To qualify for this warranty the original purchaser must return the attached warranty registration card within 30 days of the date of shipment or the warranty will be declared void.

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*Credit card payments will be charged an additional 5.5% to cover card processing fees.

Shipping Information:
We only ship instruments to addresses within the continental United States. Instruments are shipped via FedEx Ground with insurance and the appropriate packing — shipping is not included in the instrument price.

Please Note: Gamut Music does not ship instruments internationally.

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