Petrus Hellmer, Lute, Choir Lute (alto), Wood, Total: Length: 800 mm; Width: 335 mm; Height: 164 mm, Note (instrument making): inside the body: Petrus Helmer in Fueßen, 1614, Stringed instruments, Renaissance, This lute shows the classical lute form in the tradition of the instrument makers of Fueßen. The pear-shaped vaulted body is composed of 35 wooden shavings separated by fine black and white decorative bands. The lute maker Petrus Hellmer was probably a relative of the well-known lute makers Magnus Hellmer I and II from Füssen. Füssen was an important center of lute making. It was located on the old Roman road Via Claudia Augusta, the long-distance trade route connecting Italy with Northern Europe. In 1562 the lute makers of Füssen joined together to form the first lute makers guild in Europe.

Petrus Hellmer, Lute, Choir Lute (alto), Wood, Total: Length: 800 mm; Width: 335 mm; Height: 164 mm, Note (instrument making): inside the body: Petrus Helmer in Fueßen, 1614, Stringed instruments, Renaissance, This lute shows the classical lute form in the tradition of the instrument makers of Fueßen. The pear-shaped vaulted body is composed of 35 wooden shavings separated by fine black and white decorative bands. The lute maker Petrus Hellmer was probably a relative of the well-known lute makers Magnus Hellmer I and II from Füssen. Füssen was an important center of lute making. It was located on the old Roman road Via Claudia Augusta, the long-distance trade route connecting Italy with Northern Europe. In 1562 the lute makers of Füssen joined together to form the first lute makers guild in Europe.

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