Lira da braccio
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Lira da braccio

This lira da braccio has five playing strings and two drone strings. It is made from maple, with ebony, gold leaf and silver, and a varnish of pine resin and linseed oil. The shape has an organic softness that uses Renaissance geometrical principles.
Artisan
Jonathan Hill
Jonathan Hill
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Jonathan Hill is a maker of historic and modern stringed instruments from the violin and viola families, as well as the viola d’amore, and the lira da ...
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