January, 2025
This is my first lute build. It’s based on the Georg Gerle Lute housed in the Kunsthistorische Museum In Vienna. The original was built in the 1560s as a 6-couse instrument with Ivory ribs. My version uses Mahogany for the ribs, a Carpathian Spruce top, a Macassar Ebony fingerboard with neck and pegbox veneers of Macassar Ebony and Quilted Mahogany.
