The sheesham travel lute has a body made of eleven solid sheesham staves, a sheesham neck and sheesham fingerboard. The peg box is solid sheesham attached at an angle of 135 degrees to reduce the depth of the instrument. The tuning pegs and end pin are sheesham. The soundboard is made out of European spruce. There are eight nylon frets and four sheesham frets. The, 8-course, recommended tuning is G4, D4/D4, A3/A3, F3/F3, C4/C3, G3/G2, F3/F2, D3/D2. A padded gig bag is included.
Throughout history lutes have typically had gut strings. Lute strings today, however, are nylon made with high precision instruments. The rectified nylon strings in the Roosebeck set are known for their warmer tone and lightly textured feel. The silverplated copper wound nylon bass strings also produce a very warm, classical tone. We recommend the traditional Renaissance tuning for this set.
Materials:
Neck: Sheesham
Fingerboard: Sheesham
Peg Box: Sheesham
Bridge: Sheesham
Soundboard: Spruce
Soundboard Bracing: Spruce
Nut: Bone
Tuning Pegs: Sheesham
Dimensions:
Scale Length: 23.5 inches
Overall dimensions: 813mm length, 235mm width, and 165mm depth
Nut Width: 2.75 inches (70mm)
Width of Neck at body: 3.25 inches (83mm)
Length of the neck from body to nut: 9.25 inches (235mm)
Weight: Approximately Without Gig Bag: 0.79 kg or 1.75 pounds.
Weight: Approximately With Gig Bag: 1.36 kg or 2 pounds.
