8-course lute
Maker
Robert Lundberg
DateFall 1978
Place MadePortland, Oregon, United States, North America
ModelFrei
Serial No.none
SignedWhite paper label adhered to backside of ribs, seen through rosette: In Portland - ROBERT LUNDBERG / [handwritten] 1978MarkingsStamped on belly at neck joint, maker's initials overlaying the calipers: [open calipers] R - L
DescriptionRenaissance lute, after Hans Frei (fl. 1545-1564), Bologna, Italy
8-course lute; eleven yew ribs with ebony spacers; neck of poplar; fingerboard and pegbox trim of Brazilian rosewood; belly of spruce with simplified geometric rosette; nylon strings
DimensionsLength of body, to neck: 505 mm
Maximum body width: 315 cm
String length: 612 mm
ProvenancePurchased by donor, Perry G. Thompson, Little Rock, Arkansas, from maker, November 1978.
Thompson grew up West River (SD) and attended Yankton College, transferring to USD for his senior year and graduating in spring 1962. His wife, Laura, also attended Yankton College where she worked in the library. She, too, graduated from USD (December 1962).
Credit LineGift of Perry G. Thompson, 2014
Object number14945
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1880-1900 ca.