• A lute (/ljuːt/ or /luːt/) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body.
  • A typical medieval lute has 4 courses—single strings or a pairs of strings, usually tuned in unison or octaves, plucked as one single string.
  • Many varieties of lute were used in the 16th and 17th cents., when it was the chief domestic inst.
  • The lute is a stringed instrument that you may have heard of but aren’t sure exactly what it is.
  • The type of lute used in Turkish music is separated from the lute by the frets attached to its stem.
  • The Lute Society’s finances are reasonably secure with the present membership fees and it is breaking even in a safe and steady manner.
  • We ensure that these lutes help you boost your performance, so we maintain their quality and take care of your items until it is all yours.
  • Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck (either fretted or unfretted) and a deep round back...
  • I will go over the basics of each instrument, then compare them for the clearest explanation of how a lute is different than a mandolin.