Born as a baroque guitar, the instrument was modified, in an unspecified period, into a battente guitar. The neck was then shortened, the complex and refined decoration of which was interrupted, the soundbox was bent in the bridge area and the strings were hooked to the lower block.
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Title:Guitar
Author:
Mango Longo
Date:17th century
Technique:Rosewood (?), Fir, ivory, mother of pearl