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Up for sale, an Alhambra L-3C Laud in excellent condition and perfect working order. Essentially a Spanish version of a lute, the Laud features a flat-back as opposed to the deep round back of a traditional lute, and has been used for centuries as an accompany instrument to vocalists.
This is a new, high-quality instrument that can easily be traded up or passed along to another musician. Please see the photos. The rosette has a traditional Spanish mosaic-tiled pattern surrounded by an outer and inner ring that enforces a visual movement that leads the eye around the sound hole.
In Cuban popular music, this is an instrument associated widely with the Buena Vista Social Club and member Barbarito Torres. This Laud, model L-093 from Gilberto Mendez Mendez, has a 16.5 inch scale (a mandolin tends to be about 14 inches) , and six pairs of strings, tuned in unison.
Alhambra 4P Spanish Lute also called a laud, this unique instrument is similar to the Spanish mandolin (bandurria), but with a longer neck. Handcrafted in the Spain using traditional methods, this instrument is made with select woods and top of the range materials.
Laud Alhambra 3C Spanish lute. A unique instrument, similar to the Spanish mandolin (bandurria), but with a longer neck. Handcrafted in the Spanish tradition using beautiful materials. The Alhambra 3C is a very high-quality lute at a great price. Solid cedar top and mahogany back and sides with rosewood fingerboard.
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.
Spanish Laud, APC. Shipping calculated at checkout. The Spanish laud is a member of the cittern family of instruments, and is similar to the Spanish bandurria. Both of these instruments are used in rondallas--which are fretted string orchestras which often also include guitars and mandolins.
