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Lute

Originally a chitarrone, altered to guitar stringing. Later front, two-piece, matched, of fine to medium grain. Soundhole with bevelled edge; collar inlaid with lozenges separated by verticals of narrow banding. This banding, paired, also forms the herring-bone edging of front. Ebonised 19th-century guitar pin-bridge for six single strings. Back of 37 ribs, of snakewood, with ivory lines between, of semi-elliptical cross section, the two outermost ribs wider. Capping-strip of four strips of snakewood with four inlaid lines. Original lining of laid paper with transverse linen strips and later tape reinforcements. Later neck of semi-circular section. Curved pegbox. Later ebonised raised fingerboard goes over front and reaches to soundhole.

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  • Inscriptions:On finial engraved on ivory: "Domenico Sellas / alla Corona / 1635 / IN VENETIA" [with a crown between 16 and 35]
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 1021mm. Width: 351mm. Depth: 143mm.