Specimen electric lute

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Here's another one of Ian Schneller's creations, seen here in this video clip being played by the guy who commissioned the instrument in the first place, Michiel Niessen, in March 2009. Read more about it here.

G L Wilson

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What's with the weird frets?

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This lute-like round-backed instrument is an interesting one (the seller suggests it may be called a "prim").

Obviously it has a few parts missing such as the bridge and tailpiece, and it isn't strung up, but it appears it would be a 4-string instrument.

What is rather intriguing is the bizarre arrangement of the frets. Does anyone out there know how this would be tuned and/or played?

Thanks to David Brown for bringing this instrument to my attention.

G L Wilson

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