Type | Others |
Instrument | Lute |
Tension | Normal |
La Bella ML450 Lute 12 Strings- Normal Tension- Plain Steel trebles/ Silverplate wound basses
12 strings in 6 double courses
The laud is a tenor-pitched member of the Spanish cittern family and is tuned one octave lower than the Bandurria. It is a large flat-backed pear-shaped instrument with origins tracing back to the 12th century when the Arabic influence left its musical mark on the Iberian Peninsula.
The tuning is "aa/ee/bb/f#f#/c#c#/G#G#"