14 course Chitarrone after Magno Tieffenbrucker

This chitarrone, Venice 1608 ( London, Royal College of music 26 D ) may be probably the biggest instrument of this type. The string length are 93,3 / 170 cm. The original instrument is made out of snake wood for the mould. as this wood is had to get totay in the necessary quality I offer this model with rosewood or yew for the ribs.
This lute will have the following features:

• mould with 31 ribs made out of rosewood with boxwood spacers or of yew with maple ( black or nature ) spacers. With the original wood ( snake wood ) on special request.
• Top made out of fine european spruce, having the original design for the rose ( triple ), inlay around the edge to give a good protection
• the neck is made oud of lime wood which is then furnitured with ebony or other wood on request for a cheeper version
• The fretboard is made out of ebony
• My string length is 93 / 170 cm
• 6 x 2 + 8 x 1 courses, with complete gut stringing for g or a tuning
• For the pegs I use plum wood, a very good wood for this purpose or boxwood
• The mould is varnished with french polishing