Vihuela for sale :Student Quito Vihuela
A new version of the student scaled down 'Marianita' vihuela or Quito Vihuela at 61.5cm tuned in g' (a=440Hz) same as the lute but guitar shaped, a type of 'lute-guitar' but better sounding than the heavier built cheaper alternatives. The body is made in English yew with some characteristic small knots and sapwood which seems popular for its 'woody' look. Neck and peg box in ebonised maple with natural pear wood pegs, black bog oak fingerboard and a headstock veneer, ebonised pear wood bridge and end pin, alpine spruce top with golden rose so could pass as a small baroque guitar if restrung, movable frets in LS nylgut by Aquila. Case can be bought separately would fit a standard 3/4 size standard guitar case.
£898 (case can be bought separately usually, soft £15- hard circa £90)
