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Here are some lutes for sale. I am posting this as a service, and I can not make any recommendations, as I have never seen these instruments nor met the sellers. They are listed with the most recent contributions on the top. Please reply to the sellers directly, and not to me. If you buy or sell one of these lutes, please notify me so I can take it off the list! If you are looking at instruments to buy be aware that people don't always tell me when they sell their instrument. If you want me to post your instrument please read this

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13-course bass rider lute by Robert Lundberg, 1986 after Tieffenbrucker/Edlinger. It features 37(!) ribs in beautiful flame maple with ebony spacers. String length is 75/80cm. The shallow back makes it very comfortable to hold and play. This luteā™s sweet tone projects well but is also extremely resonant. I currently use plain gut in the basses all the way down to the 10th course with roped gut on the 11th course and gimped on 12 and 13. Synthetics work great as well and I have various types on the top 6 courses. A bittersweet handwritten note by Mr. Lundberg was recently discovered on the underside of the top. Comes with a super heavy-duty case made for the lute by him. A truly fantastic instrument! $5,500 plus shipping. (Sound files available on request.)
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chriswilke@yahoo.com
585-544-8809
Rochester, NY USA
June 27 2009
Four course renaissance guitar, made in April 2009. String length 55cm. Pitch: a' (tuning: a' - e' - c' - g ) A beautiful instrument based on Belchior Dias 1581, Low action, beautiful and brigth sound, and very light-weight. Soundboard in german spruce, back and sides in figured maple. Neck in honduran cedar, pegbox in honduran cedar with indian rosewood top and pegs in ebony with mother of pearl pips. Fingerboard in indian rosewood edged with ebony, with maple spacers and bone, bridge in ebony with rosewood and maple clovers. Rose in parchment and spruce and end button in ebony. Strings: Aquila and Pyramid
Price: 1800 euro, including black hard Manzano case + shipping and insurance (recommended) if desired.
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Email: delgadoluthier@gmail.com
Phone: 0034 955 761 591
A "Theorbe de pieces" 14c for sale. String length 74cm/128cm, with single rose and fretsawn floral tracery on extension. Excellent workmanship by the swedish builder Lars Jönsson in 1998. Lovely instrument in mint condition. Kingham case included Selling price 2,400 € + Shipping
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Tony Bagge, Sweden
theorbe@yahoo,se
June 26 2009
7-course Hieber lute (59.4 cm) by Grant Tomlinson (2004) with 13 curly maple ribs. Pear neck and pegbox with ebony fingerboard, points, and binding. Strung in gut with nylon top string. Excellent condition with Kingham case. $4,300.
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Contact John at 206-527-6100.
February 19 2009 price lowered June 25 2009
I am selling my 1969 Rubio lute. David Rubio was one of the most important builders of guitars and lutes in history. It is in excellent condition and needs no repairs. There are no cracks or repairs done to it. This lute is powerful with a beautiful tone. It is not a heavy "guitar- lute" . It has been described by Paul Fischer as a transition instrument, different from the heavy instruments with metal frets that came out of this shop in previous years. The instrument is lightly built with tied frets. It is, however, an instrument that I consider to be perfect for someone who also plays the guitar. The stiffness of the top results in a feel that a player can dig into without it spitting back. Its projection in a hall is very, very good. The price is $3200.
Richard Ullman
krju@svcable.net
Turkey Mountain Road
Jamaica, Vermont 05343
1-802-874-7057
USA
June 24 2009
Archlute 14 Course after Magno Dieffopruchar. Larry K. Brown 1994. 66 cm/140 cm. Similar if not the same as the lute seen on Larry's webpage although I get shorter measurements than stated: http://lkbrownviolins.com/Theorboes%20and%20Archlutes.htm . Used very little and in excellent shape. Shaded yew ribs with elaborate inlay on the fret board and neck/extension. Rosewood pegs. Strung with new nylgut. Price includes serviceable plywood case built by Larry as well. Selling because the 10-course I ordered will probably never come in :( 6,000 USD plus shipping. Available for viewing and playing. May consider trade for an equivalent 10-course instrument.
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Atlanta, GA 30033
Email: stevensebastian at gmail.com
Phone: 404-642-2983
June 21 2009
Theorbo for Sale.
Made by Marcello Armand-Pilon in 2002. Tieffenbrucker model 80cm/160cm 14 course theorbo. The lower and upper necks are veneered with ebony. Ebony fingerboard. Spruce top. One repaired crack on soundboard (repaired by curator of an LA instrument Museum) and one small crack on rib. Neither crack effects the sound of the instrument. The sound is robust, loud and bright, perfect for continuo in large groups. I am asking around $6000 AUD (Australian Dollars) but am open to discussion. I will send photos of the instrument on request. The instrument is in Sydney Australia.
contact Oskar de Mari-Jones.
email: oskar_demari_jonesXhotmail.com - Replace the X with @ (X = @)
June 20 2009
Theorbo 14c by Karl-Erik Gummeson 1980, string length 80/123 cm with triple rose. Selling price: 3000 Euro. The instrument is in Germany. For pictures and more information, please write to: simon_linne@hotmail.com
June 15 2009
10 Course Renaissance Lute. Ray Nurse, 1979. Very special lute with a great history. Selling only for financial reasons. It's 30 years old and the sound is better and more resonant than the newer lutes. Condition is like brand new except for some minor playing marks. The buyer should be somebody who will take good care of this instrument. New strings and frets have just been put on. Has treble rider. Buyer pays 5000 USD. Comes with Kingham case and straps. Thanks to Manolo Laguillo for taking and providing the photos.
Located in Montreal, Quebec. H4C1M7
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Contact me: kiefferlute@hotmail.com
phone: 514-713-7888
June 15 2009
11 course lute after Maler. Built by Larry Brown (Asheville, North Carolina) in 1999. it has a beautiful, mature sound. Great volume and balance throughout its range. 3,000 USD plus shipping
Ionia, MI 48846 USA
Email: luteseller46@gmail.com
June 11 2009
6 course lute in F after Maler. Built by David E. Fitzpatrick in 2007. This 68cm lute has curly Ash ribs and an Alpine Spruce top. Great volume, excelent in ensemble or solo. 2,000 USD plus shipping.
Ionia, MI 48846 USA
Email: luteseller46@gmail.com
June 11 2009
13 course lute with bass rider. In the pictures, the lowest three courses are single strung, but the lute can be octave strung on on all of the courses, except for the highest two. The instrument was built by Ian Watchorn in 1982. It is in great shape with minimal wear, although I have played it a lot. Low action, beautiful sound, and very light-weight. It can be played in D minor tuning, but because of the string length (64 cm) it can also be strung as an archlute or liuto attiorbato. I have used it in many solo performances and some small ensemble performances. It isn't as loud as a large theorbo, but it holds up in continuo settings with singers and small chamber groups. Comes with the case shown in the photos.
3,000 USD + shipping and insurance (recommended) if desired.
Instrument is in Ohio, close to Cleveland. Please email me with any questions.
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Kay.Brian@yahoo.com
June 8 2009
Eight-course "g" lute after Vendelio Venere made by Larry K. Brown in 2006. Pristine condition. 64 cm. mensur, beautiful Engelmann spruce top, 13 ribs of cherry, maple neck and pegbox, rosewood pegs, and ebony fingerboard with points. This lute can be tuned at either 415 or 440 (sounds beautiful either way). Strings (Savarez, Pyramid) in fine condition. Black Kingham case lined with blue felt included. 2100.00 U.S. dollars (buyer also pays shipping costs). A delight to play and hear.
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Contact Carl Curtis, 434-525-8193,
govcurtis@yahoo.com
June 1 2009
15-course Theorbo by Jason Petty, Brooklyn, NY. Made in 2006. 79cm x 156cm. Top: spruce with ebony and holly edging. Body: rosewood ribs, boxwood spacers. Neck: mahogany with ebony veneer. Pegbox: cedar with ebony veneer and rosewood pegs. Stringing: courses 1 through 5 Nylgut, 6 and 7 wound Pyramid nylon, 8 through 10 Gamut gut, 11 through 14 Gamut gimped, 15 Gamut gut. This is a fine instrument in mint condition! 5500 USD. Price includes Kingham case. Purchaser will pay all shipping charges. Instrument located in Frederick, MD. (In the photos, the 15th course is not on the instrument. I keep it inside the case.)
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Contact David Rastall
301-668-5413
dluter@verizon.net
May 31 2009
Marcus Wesche (Trier, 2004) after Venere
14 courses 13 Späne, stringlength 65 cm /144 cm, for 3.800,- € including case from Holger Götz
Really an incredible instrument, used for many concerts this year, a very sweet sound but still strong enough for continuo in a large ensemble. Despite it's not a small instrument - I got it on board in at least 6 flights this year (with no extra ticket) but perhaps I'm just lucky.
Contact: Alon Sariel.
Email - alon.sariel@gmail.com
Country: Israel / Germany
pictures you can see under: http://www.lautenbau-wesche.de/arciliuto.htm
May 30 2009
10 Course lute made by Lyn Elder in 1977 (serial number F31). The shell is curly maple with black fillets. The neck and peg box are veneered with black ebony, the pegs are cocobola and the fingerboard is rosewood. It has a fitted plywood case, covered with aqua naugahyde, also made by Lyn Elder. This is a nice lute that I would like to sell to make room for other instruments. Pictures on request. Asking price is 3000 US dollars.
Nancy Carlin
Concord, California USA
925/686-5800
Nancy@NancyCarlinAssociates.com
May 28 2009
7 Course Discant Lute made by Jean-Louis MARIE
44,3 cm string length
Beautiful, clear and powerfull sound
Price : 1250 Euros
Pictures : http://picasaweb.google.fr/eugene.ferre/LuthSoprano#slideshow/5337296895933447186
Located in France (Marseille / Lyon)
mail : eugene.ferre@orange.fr
phone : +33 610 49 38 63
May 21 2009
6-course Bass Rennaissance Lute for Sale After Dieffopruchar, made by Luciano Faria. Yew wood, 35 staves with Spruce top, boxwood fingerboard. Beautiful turned biscuit rose. 3 years old. Excellent condition. Blue plush lined hardcase. Distress sale. Photos available upon request . . . $5,000 dollars Cnd.
email: rebecca@tympanilanerecords.com
Quebec, Canada
May 19 2009
13c. baroque lute, made in 1982 by Joel Dugot. String length: 8c : 70 cm, 5c : 97 cm Martin Hoffmann's lute replica (Leipzig c.1690 Germanisches National Museum de Nürnberg nr. HI245) Back of the peg head sculpted.
Ebony veneered neck
Ebony fingerboard
Soundboard in European spruce (swiss Jura)
9 ribs
Superb concert instrument with a full punchy, and well balanced tone, rarely used and in perfect condition.
Located in Paris (France)
Price: 3000 € (including case)
Photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/chkap01/LuthBaroque13Ch?pli=1&gsessionid=yrz2h9UYBnBwkPQcEeq-Dg#
Contact: chkap01@gmail.com
May 9 2009
10c. renaissance lute, made in 1985 by Joel Dugot. String length: 65,3 cm Hans BURKHOLZER (Füssen 1596), Wien Kunsthisorisches Museum #SAM 44 replica. Pierced, decorative ivory plate adorns the back of the peg head. Ebony veneered neck with 16 ivory spacers
Ebony fingerboard
Soundboard in European spruce (swiss Jura)
21 ribs
Strap buttons in ivory
Superb concert instrument with a full punchy, and well balanced tone,
rarely used and in perfect condition. Located in Paris (France)
Price: 3000 € (including case)
Photos: Photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/chkap01/LuthRenaissance10Ch?pli=1#
Contact: chkap01@gmail.com
May 9 2009
13 COURSE BAROQUE LUTE made in 2006 by Giuseppe Tumiati. string length: 20 x 71cm; 4 x 78cm. soundboard in Spruce (Val di Fiemme - Italy) with triple thread. Back (9 ribs) in curly Maple (Balcans) with triple thread. Fingerboard with a fabulous inlay and back of the neck in Ebony. Pegs in Ebony. With hard case. Powerful lute without damage. I sell it only for money!! ... you can listen a short piece here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buctO3DG7AM. The lute is in Florence (italy) Asking price: 3400 euros.
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For contact: andrea telephone 3281852825
email to: andrealiuto@libero.it
May 7 2009
Baroque guitar after the Ashmolean Stradivari instrument, but with 64 cm scale length (easy to play). Made by the german maker Hans Hermann Herb in 1987 using jacaranda, ebony and ivory. The instrument was rarely used and is in perfect condition. It has a pleasant, musical sound. Price idea 3000,- Euros.
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Stefan Nesyba,
Langer Lohberg 54,
23552 Luebeck, Germany.
Tel. 0049/451/74831
May 4 2009
8c Renaissance lute after Venere by Grant Tomlinson, 1996, near mint, 25 rib striped yew back, Alpine spruce top, 58.4 cm mensur, ebony veneered neck/pegbox, rosewood pegs with bone pips, Kingham case. Grant said when he finished this lute that it was one of his best. There are scriptural references to what kind of sin it is to own lutes of this quality that aren't being played enough. This is an absolutely superb instrument. No 6 year wait list. Will add pix as soon as I can figure that out, or email me for pix that I can easily send now. $6500 firm + insured shipping/packing ( this will be packed very well).
Alan Suits
Santa Fe, New Mexico
505-983-4324
baraji@earthlink.net
April 24 2009
Baroque Guitar made by Sebastián Núñez (2005) for sale.
Based on the famous Quito "vihuela". Back, sides and pegs are made out of a piece of "jacaranda" (Brazilian rosewood) from a centuries old cabinet. The instrument has a very clear, loud and yet refined sound ideal for the spanish and italian repertoire as well as for continuo accompaniment. The single parchment rosette and the exotic bridge "moustachios" are reconstructions of the original Quito instrument. Ebony fingerboard. String length: 68.5 cm. The reason for selling it is that I never play it anymore since I am progressively centering on renaissance lute and vihuela music from the XVI century. The condition of the instrument is as good as new. No scratches or blemishes. The instrument is officially valued by the maker at €4650 (including VAT. and case). PRICE : 3700 Euros
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Contact Alfonso Marin at: info@lutevoice.com
I have made a simple webpage were many pictures can be seen.
http://www.lutevoice.com/guitar/index.html
April 23 2009
7 course bandora, mensur 76/80 cm. Built by Michael Loveridge in 1972. This was Lyle Nordstrom's instrument for ages. I have owned it since 2002. The bandora shows its age, but holds tune well, and sounds resonant, projective, and sweet. There is a gap between bridge and face, and when I bought the instrument I assumed I would have to have it fixed; instead, it has held steady for the past 7 years. Also, the a couple ribs in the back pulled apart, but also, these have been stable in that state for 7 years.
The case looks like it's been kicked around an airport, and it probably has, and it is quite heavy, but still protects the instrument well. Other than being a fine instrument, the appeal is that this bandora is a fraction the cost of a new instrument.
Price: $1,900. Buyer pays shipping. For anyone looking to found or join a broken consort, this is about as low-cost an entry as you're likely to find.
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Contact: twlutemusic@gmail.com
April 22 2009
8c. Renaissance lute by Lawrence K. Brown of Ashville, N.C. After Hans Frei.. Made 1999. 62 cm mensur. (http://lkbrownviolins.com/). Pictures available upon request. Case included. Aquila nylgut strings. 1700 USD.
Larry Walker
USA
Email: goldwin_ryder@rocketmail.com
April 19 2009
10c lute in F, String length 67,5 CM after Frei by Martin Shepherd (2006) 11 birdseye maple ribs with ebony spacers with ten tied frets on the neck as Dowland recommends. Neck and pegbox veneered with ebony. Comes with a fitted Kingham MTM case. £3000 or €3300. A fantastic instrument in absolute top condition, whose sale is only due to changing repertoire interests. Located in Essen, Germany, but delivery to London easily possible.
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Contact Mark Wheeler
mark@pantagruel.de
April 13 2009
8-course Renaissance Lute by Edward Rusnak. Instrument kept in a very good condition and easy to play, movable frets, easy to move pegs, sweet tone. Spruce front, no cracks or scratches. Price: 1,300 USD
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CONTACT: Sylwia Kloc
Brooklyn, NY 11222 USA
email: sylwiakloc@yahoo.com
ph. #: (917) 292-3149
April 2 2009
Vihuela in G by Stephen Murphy (1998). Vaulted back made from yew and snakewood. Plum neck, fingerboard, pegs and bridge. Pear and parchment rose. Two decorative mosaic inlays on the top. Kingham case. Stunning instrument in perfect condition. 4,500 euros.
Instrument presently in France.
Please contact Matthew Daillie.
Phone: 00 33 442 27 40 15
email: daillie@club-internet.fr
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March 28 2009
10 Courses Lute for sale made by J. Van de Geest in 1980. Perfect condition like new. Very light instrument with good sound and excellent fingerboard. With case. Euro 3300.
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Luca Chiavinato - (Padova) Italy - +39.347.4731503
luca@chiavinato.it
March 25 2009
Joël van Lennep 13 c. Baroque Lute, bass rider type, 67.5 cm string length. 31 yew ribs. Ebony fingerboard. Built in 2004. Not that much played, with a new Kingham built-to-measure case. The lute is in Barcelona (Spain).
Price: 8.500 Euros. Packaging and sending to be payed, as usual, by the buyer.
Contact: Manolo Laguillo. manolo@manololaguillo.com
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March 20 2009
13-course baroque lute with 'swan-neck' extension by Ivo Magherini, 2007. After A. Berr, Vienna 1694. 9 ribs in beautiful curly maple with ebony spacers; ebony-veneered neck; ebony fingerboard; ebony half edging to soundboard. String length: 71.5cm (diapason 96cm). Comes with a fitted Kingham MTM case. A superb instrument in pristine condition (like new). Price: 4500 EUR. The lute is currently located in London, UK.
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Please contact Zak Ozmo at instruments@zakozmo.com or +44 7962 449 537.
March 13 2009
14-string theorbo for sale Klaus T. Jacobsen 1998, string length 76/156cm (7/7 or 6/8), body of 27 ribs of rosewood; rich sound, professional instrument, comes with Kingham case.
Price: € 5700
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André Henrich
Paris, France
+33 (0)6 19 25 15 51
andrehnrch@aol.com
March 6 2009
6 Course Renaissance lute in G by Oliver Wadsworth 2002. 60 cm tuning length, strung with nylgut, 9 birds eye maple ribs. In immaculate condition with Kingham MTM case. £2,300 pounds sterling. Photos available on request.
Tony Scheuregger, Norwich, UK
Tel + 44 (0)1603 454402
tony@minstrelsgallery.com
March 2 2009
4 Course English Citern marked Ian Harwood No 2, 1969. 45cm tuning length, brass and iron stringing, with contoured Kingham style case. The instrument plays well with a full punchy tone. Long established hairline crack on soundboard, does not effect the sound. £800 pounds sterling. Photos available on request.
Tony Scheuregger, Norwich, UK
Tel + 44 (0)1603 454402
tony@minstrelsgallery.co
March 2 2009
Theorbo by Nico B. van der Waals 2002 after Wendelio Venere, Padova, 1606 with triple rose. Back in yew with white spacers. Both necks veneered in ebony with bone and ivory? decorations. String length 82/167 cm. Instrument located in Amsterdam (The Netherlands). This instrument is in mint condition and has exceptionally loud and beautiful round sound. I am selling it because I find it too much of a handfull for my very small hands. I paid €8250 for it back in 2002. Selling price: €7900.
For more information, please contact Alfonso Marin at: info@lutevoice.com or +31206705218
I have made a simple webpage were many pictures can be seen. This is the link:
http://www.theorbo.lutevoice.com
February 13 2009
1. Romantic Guitar by Mikhail Fedchenko 1600 EUR:
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2. 13 Course Baroque lute by M. Fedchenko 1950 EUR
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3. Chitarrone by Martin de Witte 6000 EUR
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4. Swan neck lute by Mikhail Fedchenko 2500 Eur
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5. Theorbo by Mikhail Fedchenko 2950 Eur
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6. 10 - course lute by Szymon Gasienica 1900 Eur
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7. 6 course Renaissance Lute by Martin De Witte 3000 EUR
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8. Liuto Attiorbato (metal strung) by Martin de Witte
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Instruments are in Holland at the moment, can be possibly viewed in Belgium on the 21st of february 2009 (if prior appointment is made)
Anna Kowalska & Anton Birula
www.luteduo.com
info@luteduo.com
Tel. +48 607 727 346
14c Theorbo by Jacob van de Geest, 1975, no.1100, à Vevey. 73.5cm/140cm. Light, lovely instrument, with fine Kingham case.
3300euros.
contact Hugh Sandilands 0033 (0)950182699,
hugh.sandilands@hotmail.fr
February 4 2009
14c German baroque lute by Jacob van de Geest, 1979 aux Monts Corsier. 69cm/99cm, 9 rib maple back, with good custom-fit case.
3200euros.
contact Hugh Sandilands 0033 (0)950182699,
hugh.sandilands@hotmail.fr
February 4 2009
8 course Renaissance lute, 1584 Venere model. Maker Richard Fletcher (2003). Like new. String length 57.5cm. Back, 25 Yew wood ribs with light wood spacers. Top, spruce with parchment lace. Ornate rose carved directly on top. Ebony fingerboard. Neck veneered with ebony. Custom hard shell Kingman case and replacement strings included.
Price $4000.00 USD. Buyer pays actual crate, freight, and insurance costs based on custom shipping service to delivery location.
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Edith Sandra Lambert
Medford, MA 02155
PHONE:781-219-3477
eslambert2003@yahoo.com
February 2, 2009
10 course theorboed guitar-lute for sale. Made by Karl Müller, Augsburg 1912. Still in very good condition for playing. The lute is currently located in Breclav, Czech republic. Reduced price 1500 EUR.
Contact: skudci@seznam.cz
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January 31 2009
For sale: 13-course baroque lute after Hofmann. Made by Gerhard Bos in 1986. Completely revised in 2007 (a.o. new top and pegbox, new strings, etc.) The lute is in perfect condition. Photos of this instrument on my website http://www.wandervanduin.nl/Hoffmann_Luit.htm
Price Euro 2500,= including case.
For further information:
Wander van Duin
Buitenpost (Netherlands)
tel: +31511541048
e-mail: wandervanduin@gmail.com
www.wandervanduin.nl
January 28 2009
7-course renaissance lute made by Jason Petty in Brooklyn New York, 2008. Eleven ribs of highly figured maple with ebonized spacers, neck and pegbox fully veneered in macassar ebony, ebony fingerboard, edgebinding and points. Rosewood tuning pegs. 55 cm stringlength and tuned in A' (440). Pyramid overwound and Savarez carbon strings. $3600 USD (Kingham case included)
link to photos:
http://web.me.com/jasonrpetty/7-course/7-course_renaissance_lute.html
email Jason at: instrumentorium@gmail.com
located in Brooklyn NY
January 9 2009
10 course Holzgruber lute (Vienna, 1973) that was used for example in quite a few Harmonia Mundi recordings from the 70-ies is offered for sale. courses: 1*1+7*2=3D65cm, 1*2=3D68cm, 1*2=3D71cm.
Though the instrument isn't in mint condition which is obvious by being extensively in use for more than 3 decades (e.g.: the place where the little finger wore out the soundboard is covered now with a small piece of very thin spruce), it is in perfectly playable condition and has a beautiful sound. The lute can be checked personally and should presumable be collected in Budapest, Hungary. Please contact me in case of interest who am doing the correspondance on behalf of the original owner. Price of instrument with the original old case exlusive of shipping: 2500 Euros.
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Gabor Domjan
e-mail: g-domjan@freemail.hu
January 6 2009
Theorbo, 13 course, built by luthier Bernd Holzgruber (Vienna, 1977) is offered for sale. Courses: 1*1+5*2=68cm, 7*1=141cm. The action of the instrument is a bit high now and perhaps this needs to be looked after by a luthier, still it is in good, playable condition. The theorbo can be checked personally and should presumably be collected in Budapest, Hungary. Please contact me in case of interest who am doing the correspondance on behalf of the original owner: Price of the instrument with the original case, exlusive of shipping: 2000 Euros.
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Gabor Domjan
e-mail: g-domjan@freemail.hu
January 6 2009
11 Course Baroque lute (after M. Sellas), by Kenneth Wryn, 2008. 11 ribs w/ African Blackwood spacers. African Blackwood fingerboard, half binding and pegs. Shellac finish on bowl, oil finish on neck and peg box. String length = 65 cm for Baroque or Renaissance tuning. $1500
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ken@nwlutes.com
December 30 2008
Five course Baroque guitar made by Lourdes Uncilla Moreno (1992). String length 67,5 cm. Back and ribes made of flamed maple, top of european spruce of best quality.
Price 3.500
Instrument in a perfect condition. Including case
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Tin Novio
A Moniña 23, 15896 Ames. Spain
tlf 606066023
tinnovio@yahoo.com
or maybe tinnovio@yahoo.es
December 26 2008
14 course german baroque lute, 69cm-99cm, by Jacob van de Geest, 1979 Recently revised by Stephen Murphy. 4500euros with fine case.
hugh.sandilands@hotmail.fr
Hugh Sandilands 75 B rue de Cuire 69004 Lyon, France
fixe 09 50 18 26 99
port 06 99 94 95 88.
December 13 2008
Six-course lute for sale.
"Hieber model" made by Dan Larson. 59cm string length, Yew back, veneered neck, Engelmann "AA" quality front. Aquila nylgut string (+pyramid 5-6 courses-fundamentals) and kingham case.
-Due to its clean tone the lute is ideal for the Italian repertoire especially for two and three-part polyphony.
-It projects incredibly well when performing in venues such as churches or small chapels.
-The volume is just right, not too powerful but very much reflecting the way such instruments sounded especially after ca. 1535.
-I have paid $ 2,545 (2, 275+ $ 45.00-engelmann front+$225.00-yew back) and I ask the minimum of 1,950 or best offer. The reason I am selling it is simply because I am about to buy two new instruments.
Stefano A. Graziano
Brookline (Ma)
stefanograziano@hotmail.com
Stefanograziano@bu.edu
857-991-9184
November 26, 2008
5 course baroque guitar, 70 cm, by Milena di Fabio (2005). Much decorated on soundboard and on fingerboard. New and in perfect conditon. 2500EUR including MusicOver case.
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Contact: Tomasi Francesco
Rome - Italy
Phone number: 00393396029563
Tomasi Francesco franc.tomasi@alice.it.
October 31 2008
Peter Biffin 6 double coursed baroque guitar. I have used this guitar as a vihuela in E or as a 5 course baroque either ignoring the 6th course or stringing the 5th course with a high A and the 6th course with a low A, so as to play various composers who use different tunings. Currently the guitar is tuned with all six courses. A great instrument for Boccherini, Bach or Scarlatti transcriptions. There is also a small repetoire of music for a 6 string baroque guitar. It has a cedar top and it is built with lattice bracing similar to Greg Smallman's Classical guitars which Peter co-invented with Greg. A concert instrument. New $7,500. Will sacrifice for $4,650. Will consider trades of guitar or lutes instruments.
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Steven Stein
stevesguitars@yahoo.com
October 18 2008
10 course renaissance lute, built in 2006 by Urgiante Cipolloni based on "J. Tielke" model. 9 ribs of maple with ebony spacers, string length 65, original copy from "Kunsthistorisches Museum" ( Vienna ).
Fingerboard: rosewood. Single rose. Rosewood pegs.
Excellent and brilliant sound with a wonderful fingerboard, extremely easy to play (a special characteristic in the cipolloni's art of making lute !). Great lute for baroque repertory: kapsberger,piccinini, galilei and other composers.
Price: € 2500 :
it's a real buy at this price ! included: - hard case "rch" ; - shipping ; - gut for frets "toro"; - pyramid strings (nylon+wound strings); - "55 exercises for the right hand" (hoger) ; - electronic tuner "arion" - " libro primo di intavolatura di liuto ", m. galilei, 1626. - "sonate d'intavolatura di leuto", g. zamboni romano, 1718. these are original books.
I can send photos concerning lute, if interested.
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contact: please, send a mail to: alfredo.gile@libero.it
October 16 2008
6 course Renaissance Lute built by Daniel Larson in 2005 modeled after a 1596 Venere. This is a beautiful instrument in excellent condition (said by many players and teachers to be one of Daniel Larson's best).
Instrument specifications: 59cm string length, 13 ribs of shaded yew with ebony spacers, ebony veneered neck, decorative stripes in neck and back of head, ebony fingerboard, ebony front binding with decorative heart, ebony pegs, bone nut, and a beautiful spruce top.
Photos available upon request
Price: 4000 US Dollars (or best offer). Price includes a Kingham case, 4 sets of strings (2 sets are gut), 1 set of replacement fret gut and shipping costs.
Contact: Dominic Schaner,
phone: 760-638-0925 email: dschaner@bu.edu
San Francisco CA
October 14 2008
14 course Theorbo by Lars Jönsson, Stockholm, 2001. Based on a M. Tieffenbrucker, Stringlength 87,5-165 37 ribs, triple rose, Kingham case included. The theorbo is in very good condition and it is a fantastic continuo-instrument. Price: 3700 Euro
Please contact Fredrik Bock, Malmö/Sweden at:
fredrik_bock@hotmail.com
October 11 2008
Custom made 8 course renaissance lute after Hans Frei by Alan Clark, luthier 1979.
String length 63cm
Back: 9 ribs in figured Sycamore, golden honey colour varnish. Fingerboard: Ebony
Neck: Rosewood
Pegs: Walnut
String Fastner: Beech
Soundboard: European Spruce
Custom made fibre glass case by Roger R Bamford (signed)
More detailed photos available for view on flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/16710574@N02/
Being a classical guitarist, with nails this beautiful instrument is very rarely played, both case and lute are in almost new condition.
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£3500
London SE14 5TQ, UK
email: hans.frei@live.co.uk Mobile: +447767 780255
October 11 2008
I have a Michael Schriener 7 course lute for sale.This instrument drew 1st prise with a Paul Tompson lute in a competition held by the english lute society.I must sell due to guitar commitments.A full concert instrument for only $5000 Australian.Photos by request.
Contact markwelldonna@yahoo.com.au or phone0432598841
September 24 2008
Archlute 14-course archlute 63/132cm built by Paul Tompson 1989. Multi-ribbed (37) yew wood back with ebony spacers, ebony neck and extension with maple accents. Can be strung in either 7/7 or 6/8 format. Some cosmetic wear from normal use, but is in otherwise good condition (see photos at: http://www.philliprukavina.com/lutesforsale.html ).
Price $7,000.00 US dollars, including Paxman case.
Phillip Rukavina
St. Paul, Minnesota USA.
Email: prukavina at aol dot com
Phone: 651-699-1808
September 14 2008 price change April 11 2009
10c lute for sale.It is an english lute arround 1985, no label but high quality, with hard case, asking US$3,500, plus shipping.
photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/26571529@N04/2640116851/
contact: Luis Diaz Santana
email: med_diaz00@yahoo.com
August 30, 2008
10/11 course lute made by Lars Jönsson 1993 for sale. Exquisite instrument, works wonderfully in d-minor tuning as well as transitional and G/F tunings. 68 cm string length, 11 flamed maple ribs. Ebony veneered neck, ivory veneered pegbox. Currently strung in gut, with sofracob basses. Case included.
Asking price: 3000 euros *New Price* Feb 09
contact
Magnus Andersson
Slaggvägen 1
732 33 Arboga
Sweden
maan7633 ( at ) yahoo.com
+46 706928966
August 26 2008
10 course renaissance lute for sale, made by Matthias Wagner in the year 2000. string length: 65 cm. very open and bright brilliant sound. price 2100 euro.
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contact Ori Harmelin
oharmelin@gmail.com
+4917696826315
Germany
July 27 2008
Archlute 650/1400mm by Stephen Barber/Sandy Harris, 2004. Instrument in excellent condition. Fully gut strung (Kathedrale/Gamut). Multiribbed back with white spacers, decorations on neck and fingerboard. Photos on request. Price € 6100, including mtm case.
Taco Walstra, Netherlands
email: walstra@science.uva.nl
phone: +31-35-647 9024
July 19 2008
14 course small archlute (liuto attirobato), based on the famous Paris Sellas with longer single basses, 60/93 cm, built by Alexander Hopkins in 2001. Beautiful flamed maple back, European spruce top with triple rose, ebony veneered and painted neck and upper neck. Good condition. Asking price: 2.000 EUR (including fitted hard case) or in exchange for a baroque guitar or 11 course baroque lute. For pictures or further information please get in touch with
Zoltan Karpati, Hungary
at nicholas.kurzweil@gmail.com
June 29 2008
8 course renaissance lute after Wendelin Tieffenbrucker, Vienna C.36, 62 cm, built by Lars Jonsson 2003. A wonderful instrument in excellent condition, Kingham case. 3600€.
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Teo Tornqvist, Sweden
toernqvist@telia.com
June 22 2008
Four-course Renaissance guitar. Built in 1998 by Daniel O'Keefe of Santa Fe, NM. Englemann spruce top with rosewood half-binding. Maple sides. Rosewood fingerboard. Headstock inlaid with ebony and rosewood. Rosette of carved pear wood, neck is cherry wood. Comes with a plush-lined 3-ply hardshell case. Scale length is 19-9/16" (49.7cm), total length 26-3/4" (68cm) Upper bout is 5-5/8" (14.3cm), lower bout 6-3/4" (17cm), waist 5-1/16" (13cm). The nut spacing is 1-3/16 (3cm), bridge spacing 1-13/16" (4.6cm). Nut itself is 1-7/16" (3.7cm). More photos available on request. $1400 US dollars.
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James De Fazio, Tempe, AZ, USA
Please email: jdefazioaz@cox.net
june 19 2008
13 COURSE BAROQUE LUTE made in 2006 by Giuseppe Tumiati. string length: 20 x 71cm; 4 x 78cm. soundboard in Spruce (Val di Fiemme - Italy) with triple thread. Back (9 ribs) in curly Maple (Balcans) with triple thread. Fingerboard with a fabulous inlay and back of the neck in Ebony. Pegs in Ebony. With hard case. Powerful lute without damage; 4600 euros + shipping.
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For more info: andrea benucci - 3281852825 - florence, italy andrealiuto@libero.it
May 25 2008
13 course baroque lute - Made by Martin de Witte, Den Haag, 2007. Ebony fingerboard. Big powerful sound. String length : 70/98. Price : 4200euros.
Please contact for further information : azizallame@aol.com. (Marseille, France)
May 21 2008
Baroque guitar copy after Jean Voboam 1687, string length 66 cm. Luthier John Van Gool. year 1999. For sale with Kingham case Euros 2.900,00. The instrument is in Florence, Italy.
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Please contact Fabio Mori, fabrio.mori@tiscalinet.it
May 20 2008
9 course bass lute for sale. 76 cm string length.
Built by Daniel Desjardins, Ottawa, 1997.
Back in maple, spruce top.
Has been rebuilt by Stephen Murphy.
Nice action. It has a rather shallow back, which makes it very easy to hold.
Price with Kingham case: 3000 euros.
Contact: arielgustavoabramovich@gmail.com
May 16, 2008
Theorbo/Chitarrone Stephen Gottlieb 1978, after Buechenberg. multirib case in Rosewood. 84-150cm (6+8) or7+7) 5000 euro (kingham case included) Powerfull instrument, extremely light, nicely decorated; in perfect state in spite of its age.
Pictures on www.nicolasachten.be or on demand.
Nicolas Achten
n.achten@gmail.com
www.nicolasachten.be
www.scherzimusicali.be
May 4 2008
13c baroque lute (model C. Hoffmann) by German lute maker M. Dietrich (1998); String length 70/77 cm; 9 ribs maple/rosewood; nice ornaments on fingerboard and neck; currently strung in Nylgut; good sound and easy to play; perfect condition (please refer to pictures); fitted case included; lute can be tried in Germany (Cologne area)
Price is 2600 EUR (shipping, insurance not included)
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Andreas Grueb
+49 2254 601 810
Andreas.Grueb@freenet.de
April 27 2008
Archlute for sale: Made by Marcus Wesche (Trier 2004) after Venere. 14 course and 13 ribs, String length: 65 cm /144 cm.
Beautiful sound, easy to play!!! price 4.200,- € including case by Holger Gotz
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contact: Klaus Mader
mail: info@klausmader.de
www.klausmader.de
phone: +49 221 27 19 24 8
April 16 2008
5 course guitar (Reconstruction from a possible guitar of the end of the XVI c.)
Body, neck and head made of one piece of carved maple.
String length: 63cm
At the moment tuned in A but it's possible to tune it at a higher pitch
Price: €2950,- case included (ex VAT and shipping expenses)
Info: Sebastián Núñez Web: www.earlymusicalinstruments.info
Pictures: http://home.hetnet.nl/~sebas-vero/For%20sale.html
April 7 2008
Theorbo by Knud Sindt Granada 1999-2000 after Magno Tieffenbrücker 78/128. Very nice instrument, beautiful and powerful sound. Excellent workmanship. 4200 € hardcase included. The instrument is located in Geneva, shipping worldwide.
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Samuel Manzano
+41762019061
teorba@gmail.com
January 24 2008 still for sale Jan 26 2009
8 course renaissance lute by Renzo Salvador (Belgium) in 2002. String length 59.5 cm and 11 ribs. Very nice instrument, much used in concerts over the last 2 years. Nice open sound and easy to play. Only selling it because I could not refuse an offer for a new instrument and can't keep both.
Price: € 2500 (case included)
Please contact: Nathalie Fransen +32 475948960 (Belgium),
nathaliefransen@hotmail.com
November 21 2007 still available October 13 2008
13 course Baroque Lute by Mikhail Fedchenko 2003, after Johann Christian Hoffmann.
String Length 71/78 cm. 11 maple ribs.
Perfect condition, nice and stable sound (weather range - from hot/humid summer to cold/dry winter).
Instrument comes with black hard case. Price 2470 EUR.
Please, feel free to contact me for more information.
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Please contact:
Michael Khalizov
Saint Petersburg, Russia
email: mkhalizov{at}gmail.com
skype: michael{dot}khalizov
mobile: +7 911 952-08-69
July 11 2007 still for sale October 15 2008
8-course Renaissance Lute for sale.
made by Roznik, movable frets, easy to tune pegs, sweet sound, kept in a great condition, good instrument for a beginner to intermediate player.
Cost - 1,400 dollars.
contact: sylwiakloc@yahoo.com
October 16 2006, still for sale October 13 2008
6-course vihuela in G by Clive Titmuss after various models in figured maple, pear bridge, Spanish cedar neck, walnut head, plum pegs, ebony fingerboard. Features semi-vaulted back, Port Orford cedar (cypress) top, parquetry inlays in soundboard, end-block and head, Elena dal Cortivo three-layer parchment rose, 63 cm string-length. Includes heavy-duty Baltic birch fitted and lined case. $3900 CAD, $3275 USD, 2800 Euros, 1885 GBP. See www.earlymusicstudio.com , for pictures and a detailed photo essay about "Building Vihuelas".
Contact: info@earlymusicstudio.com,
604-535-0153 in Kelowna, BC, Canada. November 11 2005 still for sale October 13 2008

Lutes Wanted
(be sure to read about lute scams as people are now pretending to sell instruments too!)
- I am looking for a theorbo to borrow for a month or two to try out in the New York, with the possiblity of ultimate purchase. Thanks.
  Andy Manshel
  amanshel@gmail.com
  January 8, 2009
- Student Seeking Continuo Instrument - Theorbo or Baroque guitar preferred
  Location: Toronto, Canada
  Contact: Benjamin
  Email: transcendben@gmail.com
  Local sellers preferred - Open to shipping within reason. I have a contact who can represent me in Paris, France.
  December 14 2008
- Wanted: Baroque guitar. I live in Baltimore and am willing to drive to meet seller. Please contact me with any offer.
  Anthony Harey
  aharvey2@washcoll.edu
  703-338-2567
  210 Penn Street
  Baltimore, MD 21230
  October 9 2008
- Wanted: 8 course renaissance lute. I live in Baltimore and am willing to drive to meet seller. Please contact me with any offer.
  Anthony Harey
  aharvey2@washcoll.edu
  703-338-2567
  210 Penn Street
  Baltimore, MD 21230
  October 9 2008
- Looking to buy a vihuela with string length between 50 and 60 cms to keep me sane after a solid year of nothing but Weiss and Bach! If you are considering selling a vihuela for under 5000 US dollars please contact me as I am finding it hard to find an affordable one anywhere. osde0658@usyd.edu.au September 27 2008
- Wanted: 14 course profesional qaulity theorbo. Prefer US sellers. I live in Baltimore and am willing to drive to meet seller. Please contact me with any offer.
  Anthony Harey
  aharvey2@washcoll.edu
  703-338-2567
  210 Penn Street
  Baltimore, MD 21230
  March 13 2008
- Wanted: Will pay top price for CNRS editions of Dufaut, Mesangeau and Gallot. Also Minkoff: Vaudry de Saizenay MS in good condition.
  Contact: tadeyev@gmail.com
  February 13 2008
- I'm looking for a decent 11-13 course Lute suitable for a beginning student with ambition. I'm looking to spend up to $4000 USD. Please contact me at
  Andy Olson
  olsonjo@lawrence.edu
  Appleton, WI, 54911
  December 12 2008
- WTB - 13 course Baroque Lute. Prefer a student model, but will consider all offers. Prefer a US seller (located in Illinois.) Please send info and price to eds1158533@hotmail.com.
  Erik Swanson
  October 8 2007
- Wanted: "4-RENAISSANCE LUTE BOOKS, SIMON GROLIER & G.MORLAYE 1551-1553", facsimile edition, paper, quartro format, yellow-orange cover, published by Chanterelle about 20-years ago.
  Michael O'Rourke S.O.S.S.A.T.(asr)
  2626 Wawona Street
  San Francisco, CA 94116-2864
  415 595 2691 (cell)
  415 661 9702 (office)
  August 4 2007
Stolen Lutes
- Theorbo built by Michael Schreiner (Toronto) 1998 # 542 , after Kaiser. 85 cm/ 165 cm string lengths. 27-ribbed Indian Rosewood back. Triple Rose (inset rose, from an older top). Black Kingham case. a similar instrument is pictured here: http://www.schreinerlutes.com/theorbos_mkaiser.html. This instrument was stolen off a NJTransit train at Metropark, NJ (NEC 3801) on August 27 2008.
  please contact with any information:
  theorboy [at] gmail.com
  1.917.921.0526
  August 28 2008
- Lute stolen in New York City, on 12/7/05: 8 course tenor lute after Magno dieffopruchar by Grant Tomlinson, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  64 cm, 17 yew ribs
  Still checking for the date of construction, but before 1997.
  Any information please contact
  Robert Clair
  212 876 8024
  rclair [at] elroberto [dot] com
  December 14 2005
- AVIS DE RECHERCHE
  Disparu le 16/11/05
  dans le train vers Nivelles, Belgique (terminus 21.29u)
  Guitare Baroque
  Dos et eclisse en poirier brun-roux
  Rosette en parchemin
  Touche et filet de table en ebene
  Cheviller sculpt
  Coffre Kingham
  Exterieur noir
  Interieur rouge bordeau
  Luthier Joseph Moreau
  contact tel /fax (+32) 2 395 40 37
  e-mail: Moreaujoseph@hotmail.com
  Recompense 120 pour aide honnete.
  November 20 2005
- Stolen lute. The lute in question belongs to Marianne Buisseret, Hofstraat 247, 9000 Ghent, Belgium (tel: 00 32 9225 9576 contact email: lieven.misschaert@worldonline.be) and was recently stolen in Belgium from a lute maker's car. It was on its way to be cleaned up so it won't look as pristine as in the photographs, which were taken when it was made in 1984.
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  7 c lute, 60 cm string length, Label: Paul Thompson 1984. Back 35 ribs of yew with ebony spacers, Neck and pegbox venerred with ebony. Pegbox sides venerred with yew.ompson 1984
  submitted by lutesoc@aol.com
  June 10 2004
- Dear friends, two instruments have been stolen in the night from the 2-3 october in Madrid:
  - an italien theorbo belonging to: Christina Pluhar (0033 (0) 143461546) made by: Klaus T. Jacobsen London 1983/99 string length: 78/160 multi-rib back black case
  - a violone belonging to: Richard Myron (0033 (0) 140409422) made by: Dominik Zuchowilz Ottawa 1996 copie Vogel (museum of Nürnberg) with two bows
  info@marcellovitale.net
  October 6 2002
  Theorbo stolen in London, July 2001. String length 85/170 cm, 14 single courses, multiribbed rosewood back, all black neck, triple rose, labelled Klaus Jacobsen, London, 1997, in black MTM case. Reward. Contact William Carter, tel. +4420 8521 3812 or email jacobsen@inwind.it
  Oct 2 2001
- The 26th of june-01, a theorbo was stolen in Barcelona, Spain, with the following caracteristics:
  - Triple rose ( see the pictures ), and, looking through them, the inside label reads : " JAUME BOSSER - OCTUBRE 2000".
  - Total length: 1m55 about.
  - Back made of 13 ribs of stained ash with rosewood strips between.
  - 14 strings and 16 pegs .
  - With its black hardcase.
  If you ever find it please contact urgently with JAUME BOSSER - tel. 34-93-8080200, mobile ++34 - 646 187157
  ana.jaume(at)bosserluthier.net
  Devolution will be generously compensated.
  June 30 2001 - still missing march 2008
- I'm writing to ask that everyone be on the lookout for a baroque guitar (5 courses) belonging to Lucas Harris in NY. It was left accidently on the Long Island Rail Road and was taken by someone on the train. It has snakewood back and sides, a red and white rose with the center part missing so you can actually see the label, which says Ivo Romano 1996, I believe. It has a vaulted back.
  contact:
  LucasH@CommonGroundEnsemble.org
  submitted by estkimo@yahoo.com June 18 2001 (still missing Sept 27 2005)
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- Please be sure to tell me if you do not want me to list your complete name and address information. It is helpful if people know what country and state the instrument is in, but it might be safer to omit your street address. You should check your ad once I have inserted it. You might want to consider opening a special email account for selling your lute, as you will get mail from Nigerian criminals. It may take a year to sell your lute, and you may be getting several Nigerian Scam messages a day!
Warning! the Nigerian Fraud has hit the lute world!
Criminals from Nigeria are contacting people who advertise on this list, asking to buy a lute with a check for thousands of dollars over the price of the lute and have the seller wire the remaining money to Nigeria. Don't do it - the check will be forged and will bounce - this is a way to steal your money! They all seem to know about this "Lutes for Sale" list and they will contact you. See http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/ and see http://www.secretservice.gov/faq.shtml#faq13 and see http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/fraudtypes/419.aspx You may want to get yourself a temporary email address to use just for selling your lute, so that your regular email is not filled with messages from people running this scam.
Here are some signs of fraud:
- If someone wants to send a check for more than the cost of the instrument and shipping, and wants you to send cash back to them with the instrument for "tax reasons". The check will bounce and you will be out the money and your instrument. Even if the bank accepts the check, they will come after you for the money weeks later when they find it is forged.
- If someone will deliver a check by courier. In the USA mail fraud is a serious crime and thieves use FedEx and Western Union so they won't be investigated and prosecuted by the Post Service.
- Watch out for forged bank checks. If you are suspicious wait a few weeks to be sure that it clears. Talk to someone at your bank about this.
- If someone is buying a lute for somebody else as a present. Perhaps a rich uncle buying something for his nephew. Or perhaps the person is acting as an agent. How many lute players would have an agent buy a lute for them? Really! (watch out for "Mark Luke")
- If a third party, not the buyer, is supposed to send the check because he owes the buyer money.
- If someone doesn't ask the usual lute player questions about the age, condition, and string dimensions, and doesn't ask for pictures. If someone says they saw your lute and it is acceptable. If they don't even mention lutes, but just ask for information about the article you are selling.
- If someone seems to have difficulty writing the language of the country they claim to come from.
- Note also that Indonesia is known for credit card fraud. Be extremely cautious when selling something to be paid for with an Indonesian card!
  Here is a letter that you can send to a prospective buyer if you have any reason to be suspicious....
What are the two happiest days in a lute owner's life?
The day he buys his lute, and the day that he sells it!
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