Hieber Model Lute

The Hieber model lute has been revived in the workshop after being discontinued for many years. This lute model is the basic full, round lute form that is characteristic of the early instruments from Venice. The original instrument is set up with seven courses, but this model is available from the Larson workshop as in six, seven, and eight courses.

Lute specifications:

• 59cm string length 
• Overall length - 28"
• Front length - 17 1/4"
• Body width - 12"
• Body depth - 6"
• String spacing between courses at bridge, (8 course), 10.1mm
• Spacing between strings in course at bridge, (8 course),  4.9mm
• String spacing between courses at nut, (8 course),  5.7mm
• Spacing between strings in course at nut, (8 course),  3.1

 Basic Lute Features:

• Cherry back
• Cherry neck and head
• Choice of pegs  
• Cherry fingerboard
• Rosewood fingerboard binding, with points
• Rosewood end button
• Rosewood cap on cherry bridge
• Bone nut
• Nylon and carbon strings with wound basses
• "A" qulauty Engelmann spruce front
• "A" pattern rose
• Form fitting Kingham case
• Nylon and fluorocarbon strings with wound basses
• Kingham plush lined case

This lute model is available as:

• Six course lute
• Seven course lute, (as the original)
• Eight sourse lute

The base price* for each instrument is:

• Six course lute - $2,600
• Seven course lute - $2,800
• Eight course lute - $3,200

In addition to the instrument described above and pictured enhancement features can be added to the instrument.

The basic model instrument comes with a good quality engelmann spruce front. Other qualities of front wood are available as an optional feature. Please click on this link to go to the page that explains all of the front woods available.

Optional features:

Fronts:

• Engelmann "AA" quality
• Engelmann "AAA" quality
• Western Red Cedar
• Sitka Spruce
• Figured Sitka Spruce
• Italian Alpine Spruce
• Oriental Spruce

Other Back woods:

• Cherry with ebony spacers
• Figured maple
• Figured maple with ebony spacers
• Yew
• Yew with ebony sacers
• Pear
• Pear with ebony spacers 
• Bird's eye maple
• Bird's eye malpe with ebony spacers
• Rosewood with boxwood spacers
• Mahogany with ebony spacers

Other optional features:

• Optional "B" pattern rose
• Optional "C" pattern Venere Rose
• Optional "D" pattern rose
• Ebony veneered neck
• Stripes in neck and back of head
• Ebony fingerboard
• Boxwood  front binding, with heart
• Ebony front binding with heart 

For details about the terms of sale, please look at the Terms of Sale.

To configure options, order, or place a deposit, go to the catalog listing.