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Lute

This Renaissance lute was the first musical instrument I built in 1981. The wood bending techniques I learned became the basis for many future projects.  The decorative lute rose pattern for the sound hole was a design I created.  Since I built this lute long before the days of CNC routers, it was all cut with a jeweler’s saw, and the woven look was created with a tiny chisel.
Materials:

Mahogany (back and neck), Sitka spruce (top), rosewood (pegbox and bridge), and ebony (fingerboard and tuning pegs).

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