4-COURSE GUITAR
This 4 double course instrument, from the vihuela family, appeared in late XV century. Despite its simple configuration, this small guitar was not only used to accompany dances and fantasies, but sometimes also formed the basis of different music consorts using the new and showy technique of rasgueado.
4-course guitar based on Guillaume Morlaye
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Model based on iconography on the "Premier Livre (...) de Guiterne"
published in Paris by Master Guillaume Morlaye in 1552. Cypress body. European spruce top. Olive fingerboard with ebony frame. Vertical Divider
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Rosette made of 2 layers of maple and parchment. Ebony binding on top edge. Finished with shellac but oil and waxed top. String length: 540 mm. Both models can be made in their student version, just using simple woods and reduced decoration.
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4-course guitar based on Belchior Días
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I designed this model based on the little 5-course guitar-vihuela built by Belchior Dias in Lisbon in 1581 and preserved in the Museum of the Royal College of Music in London, RCM 171.
Pauferro back and sides with european spruce top and spanish walnut neck. Fingerboard made of pearwood framed with Ebony. Ebony pegs based on original models. 2-level rosette made of pearwood and parchment. Historical binding on top edge, made of ebony. It is finished with shellac and oil and waxed top.
String length: 540 mm. |