FA: 12 string bass lute (circa 1900)

[Arcangelo Spumoni]

http://snipr.com/BassLute

[Mark & Steven Bornfeld]

Post by Arcangelo Spumoni
http://snipr.com/BassLute

Michael, what is this--it looks like a guitar-lute with bourdon
strings. Is it a lute, or more like a harp-guitar? The frets look like
metal.
Nice looking piece of wood, I'll give him that.

Steve

[Benoit Meulle-Stef]

It's a basslaute. I had a dozen of them this last years... It's a
classical instrument from Germany and Austria. You find them with 10
or 12 strings. The neck is tuned like a guitar and the basses:
D,C,B,A (G and F).
Cheers
Benoit

[Mark & Steven Bornfeld]

Post by Benoit Meulle-Stef
It's a basslaute. I had a dozen of them this last years... It's a
classical instrument from Germany and Austria. You find them with 10
D,C,B,A (G and F).
Cheers
Benoit

Thanks Ben!

Steve

[Arcangelo Spumoni]

Post by Arcangelo Spumoni
http://snipr.com/BassLute

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