Muzikkon Descant Lute 7 Course Left Hand

Muzikkon Descant Lute 7 Course Left Hand

Muzikkon 7-course Descant Lute is a beautiful short necked sized lute. Descant, refers to its size; placing this lute just above the alto lutes. It usually carries 13 strings in 7 courses with a scale length of 19.75" (500mm).
The European lute is featured in instrumental music from the early Renaissance to the late Baroque periods. Its early origins are vague, but its real heritage comes from the Egyptian Oud. There is evidence of the lute in Europe as early as the 12th century, but it really became popular in the 15th century, falling out of use around 1800. The lute enjoyed a revival with the early music movement of the twentieth century and has grown in popularity.

• Left hand, 7 Course Descant Lute
• Suitable for left-handed players (strum with left hand, fret with right)
• Body made of 11 solid wood staves
• Different finishes available (Please select from Wood Finish option)
• The neck and pegbox are made of Solid Wood (Can see the table below for more information on woods used for each different model / Finish)
  
• Fingerboard is made of Ebony wood
• Tuning pegs are made of Satinwood
  
• Solid Sitka Spruce soundboard with laser engraved rosette
• 8 gut frets and 4 wooden frets
  
• Scale length: 500mm
• Best quality 3 nylon wound strings and 10 rectified nylon strings are used
• Suggested tuning from high to low: A4, E4, E4, B3, B3, G3, G3, D4, D3, A3, A2, G3, G2,(can vary depending on player preference)
• A=440Hz
• Incl: Heavy Padded Travel Case and Extra string set
  

Note: Lute Pegs are tapered and are held in by friction. As you tune in, press in on the pegs to seat them. This will seat the peg securely in the peg box of the lute. They must be pushed in for a secure hold. Only use enough pressure as necessary. If the pegs slip when released, use peg dope or wax-less chalk to increase the friction.