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High quality spruce or cedar is used on all the soundboards. Soundposts are used where indicated in illustrations and historical texts.
Finishes
All the instruments are sealed with several coats of "glair", which is prepared egg-white applied like varnish. Symphonies, Dichords and Citoles are then polished with beeswax to give a protective finish, which is easy to maintain by occasional waxing and polishing. The fronts of the Lutes, Baroque Guitar and Vihuela and all the fingerboards are treated the same way. For all the other instruments, once sealed, they are varnished a golden-brown unless otherwise specified.
Cases
These are made in fibreglass with a black finish and lined in plush velvet.
Note on care
Instruments should be kept in an atmosphere of not less than 60° humidity.
Extreme changes of temperature should be avoided. In very dry climates
a cigar humidifier should be kept in the instrument case.
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CONTACTS
If you require any further information about early string instruments, please email
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LINKS
The following groups perform and record with our instruments
El Groupo Cinco Siglos
Alfonso Oval Fiedel, Citole (used on all their recordings), Rebec and the Guitarra Moresque.