Photo: Tony Esparís
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This instrument is made from the information obtained from two harps carved in the Portico of Glory of the Catedral of Santiago de Compostela.
The strings are nineteen, made of gut. The lowest note is G.
The body, carved from a solid piece of wood, do not presents sound holes at all, but the sound is full and rich.
After the instruments of elders 8 and 19 from the Portico of Glory,
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (S. XII)
To know more about it you can consult the following publications:
"El Pórtico de la Gloria, Música, Arte y Pensamiento", 1988 published by Cuadernos de Música en Compostela,
"Los Instrumentos del Pórtico de la Gloria", 1993 published by Fundación Barrié de la Maza,
“Instruments à cordes du Moyen Age”, 1999 CERIMM, Fondation Royaumont, published by Créaphis,
“Instrumentos de Corda Medievais”, Lugo 2000 published by Deputación Provincial de Lugo
Francisco Luengo. Musician & luthier
