Vihuela!!

Pictoral sequence showing the construction of a Spanish Vihuela.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Vihuela
• Lute

[thropcat]

Hey,

Beautiful instrument. Any idea where i might be able to buy one? I have been looking but can only find 5 string ones.

Cheers, Thomas

[vihuelamig]

@thropcat

I'll take a guess that the "5 string" are Baroque Guitars.

I make them professionally, as do a number of luthiers. In the UK there are some very notable makers of the Vihuela and Baroque Guitar. Not cheap because they are hand made by one person. Google 'historicalguitars' for my website.

EarlyGuitar ning website is worth joining for those interested in early plucked instruments.

[Mr98giuliano]

where i can find the gut for the frets?

[vihuelamig]

Try Aquila Corde near Vicenza.

[Gealach74]

what is the name of the song??

thanks

[vihuelamig]

Fantasia del quarto tono by your compatriot Luis de Narvaez, Played by our very own Luthval.

[carnagegerman]

@ThePhantom8881 si es......la vihuela de mano que miras aqui fue el instrumento que realizo la figura de la guitarra que conocemos hoy en dia.....fue construida en el siglo XV ya que los reyes espanoles no quiseron el laud por su parecido al oud de los moros/musulmanes .....pero la vihuela de mariachi es otro instrumento......

[ThePhantom8881]

esto no es una vihuela!!!!

[romuloVG]

What a beautiful instrument!

[vihuelamig]

No problems. It's good that you took the trouble of looking it up.