Petrus Hellmer, Lute, Choir Lute (alto), Wood, Total: Length: 800 mm; Width: 335 mm; Height: 164 mm, Note (instrument making): inside the body: Petrus Helmer in Fueßen, 1614, Stringed instruments, Renaissance, This lute shows the classical lute form in the tradition of the instrument makers of Fueßen. The pear-shaped vaulted body is composed of 35 wooden shavings separated by fine black and white decorative bands. The lute maker Petrus Hellmer was probably a relative of the well-known lute makers Magnus Hellmer I and II from Füssen. Füssen was an important center of lute making.

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