Lute, ca. 1996Richard Berg (Ottawa, Canada)- Materials: Body: Rosewood, Spruce • Neck: Ebonized
Lute, ca. 1996Richard Berg (Ottawa, Canada)- Materials: Body: Rosewood, Spruce • Neck: Ebonized Plywood • Pegbox Design/Other Parts: Recycled Ivory, Plastic- Length: 50 cm- Strings: 24 [gut] - 11 double courses, 2 single courses- Other Notes: Created in the style of a 1596 lute by Hans Burkholzer, later modified by Thomas Edlinger in 1706. The original ivory instrument is in Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum.Source: Canadian-MoH -- source link
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