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| This style of lute was popularized by swedish |
| singer/lute player Sven Scholander (1860-1936). |
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| Specifications: |
| 12-string Bass Lute. |
| Tuned E-H-G-D-A-E-D-C-H-A-G-F. |
| Round back. |
| Spruce top with undetermined bracing. |
| Maple back & sides. |
| Mosaic bound top. |
| Mosaic rosette. |
| Unbound rosewood fingerboard. |
| Rosewood bridge with ivory saddle and bridge pins. |
| Ivory strap button. |
| Engraved nickel plated tuners. |
| Mahogany finished back & sides. |
| Natural finished top. |
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| Introduced: Circa 1900 |
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| Earliest known example: no serial (early 1900s) |
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| Circa 1907: |
| Also available in five additional more ornamented versions and |
| three more versions with rosewood back & sides at a higher price. |
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| Circa 1911: |
| Also available in four additional more ornamented versions and |
| three more versions with rosewood back & sides at a higher price. |
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| Circa 1923: |
| Mosaic and white celluloid bound top. |
| Mosaic and white celluloid rosette. |
| Maple neck. |
| Unbound rosewood fingerboard with varied mother-of-pearl inlay. |
| Bone bridge saddle and bridge pins. |
| Bone strap button. |
| Golden brown finish. |
| Also available with mother-of-pearl and celluloid rosette. |
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| De Luxe version available: |
| Rosewood back & sides. |
| White back seams. |
| Mother-of-pearl and celluloid bound top. |
| Mother-of-pearl and celluloid rosette. |
| Single-bound rosewood fingerboard with varied mother-of-pearl inlay. |
| Bone bridge pins with mother-of-pearl inlay. |
| Silver plated tuners with mother-of-pearl buttons. |
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| 57909 (1925) |
| Latest known example: 58624 (1926) |
