About the Liuto forte
Early History
- Lute and guitar – a dilemma?
- Lute and guitar in the 20th century
- Why the lute died out
- Original instruments – original sound?
- The stringing of historical lutes
- Rift between guitar and lute
- Distinctions in sound
- Methods of guitar and lute construction
- The guitar’s limited bass range
About the Liuto forte
- A Lute for the 21st century
- “Guitar-lute“ or “authentic“ lute
- Historical Liuti forti
- Single or double strings?
- Liuto forte sound
- Liuto forte stringing
- Fingertips or nails?
- The belly
- Fine tuning
- The rose
- Fixed or tied-on frets?
- Tuning pegs
- The nut
- The fingerboard
- The bridge
- Playing position
- Playing technique
- Prospects
The Fingerboard
On all models of liuto forte the fingerboard is arched to a greater or lesser extent. This camber flattens off gently towards the junction with the body and is mainly intended to facilitate the barée on the first through fifth frets. Instruments in the D minor tuning require more curvature than, for example, the liuto forte in E.
