GUITARRA MORESQUE
This long-necked lute descended from the early Sumerian instruments is also illustrated illustrated in the miniatures of the 3rd Codex of the 'Cantigas de Santa Maria' (see the Oval Fiedel). The soundbowl and the neck are one piece of sycamore. The arm is re-inforced internally to take the tension. The rose is pierced into the ceder or spruce front. The tied gut frets can be in a diatonic or chromatic arrangement. Brass strings. Horseshoe-shaped metal tailpiece.
SPECIFICATIONS
Length: 875mm
Maximum width: 223mm
Maximum depth of bowl: 100mm
String length: 700mm
Tuning: G d g d' or d g d' g'