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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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8 co. Larry K. Brown Lute for sale 620mm mensur, cherry ribs and pegbox, ebony over cherry bridge. Near mint condition and comes with an unused set of Nylgut strings. 1300 Dollars, shipping in the lower 48 only. Needing funds for an 11 co.
Contact, luthermaynard at live.com
November 17 2009
6 course lute in E after Maler. 68cm figured ash. This lute, built by David Fitzpatrick projects extremely well.
Price with case: 2000 USD
Contact at luteseller46@gmail.com
November 14 2009
5 course baroque guitar made in 2007 by Elia Mauro Bezza. Italian style design based on anonynous XVII century painting. String length, 666 mm. Italian spruce top; flat back of 13 ribs in italian cypress and Makassar ebony including double stripes of ebony/cypress; sides in italian cypress; cypress neck and pegbox, 9 ebony pegs. Parchment rose in 4 tiers. sweet and powerful sound. Instrument in mint condition. Price and Shipment within Europe 2.600 EUR (fitted hard case not included)
contact: massimo.damiani@gmail.com
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November 11 2009
10 COURSE LUTE by Andy Rutherford 2006. This a copy of the Rauwolf lute at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. String length, 64 cm. It is currently strung for G at a=415, but with lighter strings could easily handle "modern" G. It comes with a nice grey Kingham case. It is everything one would expect from a lute by Andy. I am selling it because as the lucky owner of two 10 course lutes, one by Andy and the other by Grant Tomlinson, I am forced to make the unlucky decision as to which one has to go. To hear the instrument live and see photos, go here:
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/old/Cleveland2008/WalkerConcert.html.
To hear it as recorded for an upcoming cd, go here:
http://lutegroup.ning.com/profile/ThomasEWalkerJr
(you may have to register to hear the music).
Price: what I paid originally, $6,000. Buyer pays shipping. I can provide additional photos and a high quality sound sample to interested parties.
Please contact: twlutemusic@gmail.com
November 11 2009
6-COURSE LUTE by Stephen Barber and Sandi Harris, 1990 . The "Dieffopruchar" lute: stringlength 62 cm, in stained white ash and oak with a haselfichte table. Wonderful rose, great sound and playability, excellent condition. Comes with Kingham case.
Asking 2150 Euros + shipping.
Please contact: tilman.elgnowski@gmx.de
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November 10 2009
BAROQUE GUITAR by Hendrik Hasenfuss, 2006. After J.Voboam , c. 1680 WONDERFUL instrument in perfect condition ! Stringlength 66 cm . Comes with Meinel case,
asking 2750 Euros + shipping.
Please contact: tilman.elgnowski@gmx.de
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November 10 2009
8-course renaissance lute in g=92 based on Giovanni Hieber made by Jason Petty 2009. 58cm stringlength tuned in G=92 (a440). This instrument is constructed of 13 ribs of sequenced figured maple, spruce top with fully carved rosette and chip-carved knot, ebony fingerboard, points and edge-binding, ebony veneered neck and pegbox and neck, rosewood pegs, Pyramid carbon and overwound lute strings. $3800 includes shipping within the US and custom-fitted Kingham case.
Email: instrumentorium@gmail.com
Photos: http://jasonpettylutes.com/index.php?/jpl/8-course-renaissance-lute/
November 10 2009
8-course bass lute made by Jason Petty 2009. Tuned in e=92 based on a back by Magno Dieffenpruchar (Boston Museum of Fine Arts, # 17.1764). The string length of 72 cm it is long enough to generate a decent bass response but not so long as to require a dramatic reworking of left-hand technique that is often required with larger bass lutes. Likewise, the body cross-section is relatively flat so it is easier to hold than larger bass lutes. Constructed of 11 ribs of sequenced figured maple, spruce top with fully carved rosette and chip-carved knot, ebony fingerboard, points and edge-binding, ebony veneered neck and pegbox and neck, boxwood pegs, Pyramid carbon and overwound lute strings. $3900 USD includes shipping (within the US) and custom-fitted Kingham case.
Email: instrumentorium@gmail
Photos: Photos: http://jasonpettylutes.com/index.php?/renaissance-lutes/
November 10 2009
8 Course Renaissance Lute made by Lawrence K Brown in North Carolina in 1997. Lute is in very good condition with no scratches.
Specifications:
Designed after Hans Frei c34 in Vienna Museum
11 ribs of cherry wood,
Engleman spruce top,
Rosewood pegs and Ebony neck,
Cherry bridge with ebony veneer,
String length is 64cm.
$1500 + shipping. Central New Jersey (Trenton - Princeton area)
Will provide photos upon request.
Will only ship within USA.
Email - byimusic@msn.com
October 16 2009
10 Course Late Renaissance/ Baroque Transition Lute, Kenneth Wryn, 1993. String length: 61.5 cm. Excellent condition, Well cared for; new strings and frets; custom case. Cu rrent strings are for G tuning, but I have it tuned in f to play Baroque. Ribs of Yew, Af rican Blackwood veneer neck, fingerboard and spacers; Boxwood and Pacific Ninebark pegs.
2600 USD
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For more info and pix please go to www.nwlutes.com or contact kenwryn@gmail.com
October 16 2009
7 Course Renaissance Lute after Laux Maler by Peter Roberts 2002 @ 63 cm. Bright robust sound, much better than a student model and is great for English music where sustain is required. Strung in gut and over spun @ G 415. It was previously strung in all gut inclding 25 year old catlins and it sounded great!. Rosewood fingerboard, Maple or Pear Neck and peg box with holly inlay or border, Ribs made of English Walnut (someone said it might be English "Report" wood, but I am sticking with the English Walnut) with Holly Spacers, strap buttons. Top is clean except for minimal pinky stain and a little area near the neck where the tung oil bled over onto the top. Very little finish, maybe just french polish and lightly oiled. Action is lightning speed, The nut is missing a little piece near the chanterelle, but does not affect tone or playability.
asking $1300 or best offer, need to sell to pay the purchase of this lute bought on credit and a Michael Lowe 7 course ready for delivery.. Comes with soft gig bag and soft shell case (not form fitted) Pay pal accepted.
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jlkjlk8@sbcglobal.net
October 8 2009, price lowered October 17th 2009
Vihuela by Alan Arthur Suits, Santa Fe 2004. Beautiful tone and playability, good condition, no case $ 2200 FIRM includes shipping/packing in USA. serious enquiries only please,
specs:
back / sides of Indonesian rosewood and 45 yr old maple neck/peghead Spanish cedar
rosewood pegs
Englemann spruce top ( 1 shim at upper L above rose)
pear bridge w/ bone top
fingerboard ebony with Surinam snakewood edges
mensur 54.5 cm, lower bout 26.2 cm, length overall 86.5 cm, depth 7.7 cm
lightly finished w/ french polish, bare top/ w tiny film of wax
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505-983-4324
coyotesuits@gmail.com
October 2 2009
Viola da mano, made by Alan Arthur Suits. I built this some time back in St Louis, a swamp, and moved to high desert Santa Fe. The top split from the local dryness in several places but I've shimmed all the cracks nicely and it has remained super-stable since. Beautful tone and playability. No case .$ 2500 FIRM includes packing/shipping in USA. please serious enquiries only.
specs:
59 cm mensur
91.5 cm total length
27 cm lower bout
depth 19.3 cm
back and sides 35 yr old Missouri walnut with gorgeous figure at bottom.
top Englemann spruce
pegs African blackwood, pear bridge
fingerboard Surinam snakewood, hard as rocks and absolutely beautiful wood
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505-983-4324
coyotesuits@gmail.com
October 2 2009
Theorbo case. I have a used Kingham theorbo case for sale that fits the large Schelle theorbo. Photos and measurements are available on request. 350 USD
Michael Schreiner , Toronto Canada
schreiner@sympatico.ca
September 28 2009
Hard case - second hand for baroque lute for sale. The case is in good condition. The size is 93 / 39 / 34 cm. Asking price: 170 euros.
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For other information, please write:
musica_reservata[at]abv.bg
September 24 2009
Theorbo by Marcello Armand-Pilon 2002. After Tieffenbrucke.r 80cm/160cm 14 course theorbo. The lower and upper necks are veneered with ebony. Ebony fingerboard. Spruce top. One repaired crack on soundboard 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. Price: 3000 Euros. I will send photos of the instrument on request including close up photos of the cracks. The instrument is in Sydney Australia.
contact Oskar de Mari-Jones.
email: oskar_demari_jonesXhotmail.com (X = @) - Replace the X with @
September 17 2009 still for sale November 19 2009
10 course lute by Stephen Murphy (2007). String length 65cm. Photos of this lute are available on: http://www.murphylutes.com/instruments-recents . For sound files, more photos, or any other questions, please contact khalilhossein@yahoo.fr . The instrument is available for view in Paris.
Price: 4400 Euros
(This is being sold by a student of Dr Benjamin A. Narvey
September 16 2009
10-course lute currently in modern F by Edward Fitzgibbon (2009). 65 cm scale-length. Ebony finger-board with "panel-lines" in boxwood. Bone heart with fine black edging on soundboard. Multiple black/box purfling. Black pegs with black "pips". Endpins. Plum ribs (beautiful) with black lines inbetween. Instrument in MINT condition, with smart NEW, velvet-lined Kingham case. £2250.
Currently in Honeybourne
nr. Stratford upon Avon, England, UK. Number: 07964663732 (international callers: 00447964663732).
September 1 2009
13 COURSE BASS RIDER BAROQUE LUTE by Giuseppe Tumiati made in 2000. Lute is made after example by Matteo Sella in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Lute is in excellent condition with low string height. Easy to play and sounds very resonant. Strung in Nylgut. String lenght is 68cm and 74cm. Soundboard in Spruce. Back ( 9 ribs) in curly Maple. Fingerboard in Ebony with inlay. Back of neck fabulously inlaid after above mentioned example by Sella. Pegs in Ebony. With Kingham hard case. Price $3,700
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Stephen A. Silver
stephensilver@boston-cpas.com
Massachusetts, USA
August 23 2009
13 course baroque lute after the Burkholtzer/Edlinger in the Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum. Built by Luciano Faria in 2007. String length 68 cm., 21 rosewood ribs, ebonized neck, and ebony and holly scrollwork pegbox. Custom built case similar to Kingston. Rarely played, perfect condition. $3000 USD plus shipping.
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Contact:
Jim Abraham
133 Pleasant Street
North Andover, MA 01845
(978) 837-2438
jcabraham@gmail.com
August 22 2009
5-course baroque guitar made by Luciano Faria in 2004. String length is 66 cm. European spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and side, and mahogany neck. Gut strung. Sweet and powerful sound. Mint condition, no cracks or repairs, only a few less-visible playing marks on the top. Price 2.000 EUR including fitted hard case plus shipping.
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Zoltan Karpati, Hungary
Email: nicholas.kurzweil (at) gmail (dot) com
July 17 2009
6-chörige A-Laute von Barber / Harris (2005), einfaches Modell, leider ohne Etui: 1500 EUR
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14- chörige Theorbe (Einzelbesaitung) nach Sellas von Gerhard Söhne (1990). Mensur: 81/ 156 cm. Sehr gut erhaltenes und gut eingespieltes Instrument. Korpus aus Palisander mit hellen Trennstreifen. 3500 EUR
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Gitarre von Salvador Ibanez, etwa 100 Jahre alt. Unverziertes, aber gut klingendes und gut spielbares Instrument. Preis: 1000 EUR. Verzierte Instrumente von Ibanez sind kaum unter 3000 EUR zu bekommen. Dies ist also ein Instrument für jemanden, der ein preiswertes Instrument zum Spielen sucht, nicht für jemanden, der ein Instrument an die Wand hängen möchte.

Ulrich Sommerrock
Tel. 0841/62663
e-mail: sommerrock@arcor.de
July 16 2009
Used lute facsimiles, books about the lute and music, and a few miscellaneous. Please visit http://picasaweb.google.com/claaay/MusicBooks for pictures, prices, descriptions, etc.
Clay Erickson
claaay@gmail.com
July 10 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
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 :( 5,500 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 - new price July 28 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.
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Contact me: kiefferlute@hotmail.com
June 15 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
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 : 900 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
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 2400,- Euros.
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Stefan Nesyba,
Langer Lohberg 54,
23552 Luebeck, Germany.
Tel. 0049/451/74831
May 4 2009, price lowered November 13 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).
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Alan Suits
Santa Fe, New Mexico
505-983-4324
coyotesuits@gmail.com
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
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. 4,200 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
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
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
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!)

Wanted - Weiss Dresden Manuscript Facsimile
Contact Oskar, oskar_demari_jones 'at' hotmail.com 'at' = @
I'd like to buy a theorbo. Best if I can try it. I'll drive anywhere between Washington D.C. and Boston. I'd like to find something for around $3000. I would buy one from abroad if I could be sure that the instrument is decent.
William Anderson
Mt. Vernon, NY 10552
wanderso@slc.edu
October 4 2009
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 N�rnberg) 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.
Check the person out on google! Do they have a lute page or are there complaints about them selligng motorcycles that they don't own?
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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