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Roosebeck 7-Course Travel Lute
Roosebeck 7-Course Travel Lute
 
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List Price: $679.00
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The Roosebeck Travel Lute has a body made of eleven solid Sheesham staves. The neck, fingerboard, peg box are also crafted of Sheesham, attached at an angle of 135 degrees to reduce the depth of the instrument. The tuning pegs and end pin are Sheesham. The soundboard is made out of European Spruce. The nut is bone. There are eight nylon frets and four Sheesham frets. The recommended tuning is G2 G3 A2 A3 D3 D4 G3 G3 B3 B3 E4 E4 A4 (Gg Aa dd' gg bb e'e' a'). Softcase & Extra String Set Included, Free Shipping.

Materials:

Neck: Sheesham
Fingerboard: Sheesham
Peg Box: Sheesham
Bridge: Sheesham
Soundboard: Spruce
Soundboard Bracing: Spruce
Nut: Bone
Tuning Pegs: Sheesham

Dimensions:
Scale Length: 572mm
Overall dimensions: 800mm length, 230mm width, and 152mm depth
Nut Width: 190mm
Weight: Approximately Without Gig Bag: 0.79 kg or 1.75 pounds.
Weight: Approximately With Gig Bag: 1.36 kg or 3 pounds.
Our house guitarist played this Lute right out of the box.

Average Rating: Average Rating: 4.5 of 5 4.5 of 5 Total Reviews: 3 Write a review »

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5 of 5 Everything as expected January 10, 2020
Reviewer: John from Mankato, MN United States  
The lute arrived quickly, and was well-packaged.  I was looking for a kind of "starter" instrument, and this serves that purpose.  Certainly, someone who already plays the lute (or guitar) might want to look for a more traditional instrument.  I had noted a review that expressed concern over pegs slipping.  I have not found that to be an issue, but I know that orchestral stringed instruments (violins, violas, cellos) can have similar issues, and that peg drops can be used on those instruments.

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5 of 5 7 course travel lute August 5, 2018
Reviewer: David from USA  
I'm new to period instruments, but I've been a musician most of my life. The soundbite helped me select this lute, but it just doesn't  do it any justice. The sound of this instrument is just magnificent and the craftsmanship was impressive. It shipped quickly and was well-packaged. I am impressed all around and would highly recommend this product.

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4 of 5 Travel Lute Purchase July 8, 2013
Reviewer: Anonymous Person from Lawrenceville, GA United States  
The catalog was descriptive and the sample sound byte was helpful in deciding on this instrument.

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