Spanish vihuela

Click on the images below for larger pictures vihuela front vihuela back vihuela side detail of rose The rose that I used is made by Elena Dal Cartivo in Milan, Italy See more of her work at: www.parchmentroses.com head and pegs	Spanish Vihuela In the 16th century the Spanish musicians developed a unique form of instrument for playing polyphonic music. This was a six course waisted instrument played with a bow, a quill, or the fingers. The form that seems to have been most popular, or at least the form that suits the surviving music, is the vihuela intended to be played with the fingers. No instrument survives from the period that characterizes the instrument as we see it in paintings and drawings. I have chosen to base the design of my reconstruction on paintings and illustrations of vihuelas of the 16th century. Some constructional details have been adapted from the few surviving vihuelas as well as consideration of early Spanish and Italian guitars. Vihuela specifications: 59.5 cm string length Six double courses. Flat, figured maple back, sides, head and neck Ebony pegs. Ebony fingerboard, with points. Italian spruce front. Nylon and fluorocarbon strings with wound G-6 course. Kingham plush lined case. Click on the icon below to hear a vihuela with gut strings, (windows media file). Price of the basic model : $2,525.00 *In addition to the instrument described above and pictured enhancement features can be added to the instrument.* Optional features: The basic model instrument comes with a good quality engelmann "A" quality 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. Engelmann "AA" quality, add $45.00 Engelmann "AAA" quality, add $55.00 Western Red Cedar, add $45.00 Sitka Spruce, add $45.00 Figured Sitka Spruce, add $75.00 Fiemme Valley Italian Spruce, Add $65.00 Figured Fiemme Valley Italian Spruce, add $80.00 Italian Alpine Spruce, add $75.00 Oriental Spruce, add $100.00 Ebony front binding - $95.00 Ebony veneered neck with ebony fingerboard- $125.00 Yew wood back - $195.00 Bird's eye maple back - $195.00 Gut string set - $40.00 Large decorative inlay - $125.00 (see picture below) Small decorative inlay - $75.00 (see picture below) For details about the terms of sale, please look at the Terms of Sale page on the website. Shipping information Instrument in the plush Kingham case You can find out more about Kingham cases at: www.kingham.co.uk Decorations are available for the front of the instrument as either small or large emblems Vihuela with two large and five small decorations

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