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Comment by Monica Hall on October 1, 2012 at 16:18

It is Bermudo who says that the 4-course guitar is like the vihuela without the 1st and 6th courses but he is referring to the intervals between the courses not to their specific pitch.

Comment by Michael. N. on October 1, 2012 at 8:40

Scot. I tuned it at GCea, the so called Iberian tuning. I haven't tried the re-entrant but will probably do so on a 5 course version.

Comment by Scot Tremblay on September 29, 2012 at 19:05

Very pretty Michael. At what pitch do you tune it? I really haven't looked into these little guitars very much but I was reading a quote from (I'm not sure) where the four course instrument was tuned the same as the middle four courses of the vihuela/lute. Would that be the relationship between the courses or the actual pitch (ie. GCea or CFad assuming a vihuela/lute in G)? I'm just wondering what the recent scholarly thought is on that.

Comment by Michael. N. on September 29, 2012 at 9:40

Very small. 55 cm's.

Comment by Jelma van Amersfoort on September 28, 2012 at 11:54

Would that be a small scale 5 course?

Comment by Michael. N. on September 28, 2012 at 10:33

Thanks Jelma. Unfortunately it's now out of my hands. I have another one that I've just started but I might go with a 5 course. Not sure yet! I'm rather fond of the small Guitars. 

Comment by Jelma van Amersfoort on September 26, 2012 at 12:40

Nice! And now for some sound samples :-)

Comment by Michael. N. on September 26, 2012 at 11:02

4 Course Renaissance Guitar loosely based on the Dias. Back of Cherry wood.