German Baroque lute after J.H. Goldt
76cm & 105cm, 13 courses; after J.H. Goldt 1734 (V&A Museum No. 4274/1856) 9 ribs; the original is in rosewood with ivory strips between. Neck and fingerboard are inlaid with elaborate marquetry panels of ivory and tortoiseshell and then engraved. The double pegbox has two pierced ivory foliage panels inlaid and is edged with ivory. Because of their size,both this and the Edlinger (No.32) may have been for Baron's D minor theorbo tuning in which the top string in f' was simply omitted and an extra note added in the bass.
This is a fairly exact copy of the original but with the ivory and tortoiseshell replaced with holly and cocobolo.
Price, including case and original inlay: £4800
With simpler decoration: £4000
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