{"product_id":"roosebeck-renaissance-guitar-4-course","title":"Roosebeck Renaissance Guitar 4-Course, Maple and Ebony with Padded Gig Bag","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"rb-badges\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rb-badge\"\u003e4 Courses \/ 8 Strings\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rb-badge\"\u003eMaple \u0026amp; Ebony Body\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rb-badge\"\u003eSpruce Top\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rb-badge\"\u003eOrnate Goatskin Rosette\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rb-badge\"\u003e21.75\" Scale\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rb-audience\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdeal for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guitarists and early-music players exploring 16th-century Renaissance repertoire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rb-tagline\"\u003eThe 4-course Renaissance guitar, in matte maple and ebony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rb-intro\"\u003eThe Renaissance guitar is the ancestor of the modern instrument, a compact 4-course guitar that carried the popular music of the 16th century before the Baroque 5-course guitar existed. This one has a staved back of alternating maple and ebony in a matte finish, topped with spruce and finished with an ornate central rose worked in goatskin and ebony. Its bright, direct voice suits both strummed accompaniment and the plucked tablature repertoire of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rb-acc-nav\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton data-panel=\"grsr4c-sound\" class=\"rb-acc-btn active\"\u003eSound\u003c\/button\u003e \u003cbutton data-panel=\"grsr4c-design\" class=\"rb-acc-btn\"\u003eDesign\u003c\/button\u003e \u003cbutton data-panel=\"grsr4c-start\" class=\"rb-acc-btn\"\u003eTuning \u0026amp; Strings\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rb-acc-nav-row2\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton data-panel=\"grsr4c-specs\" class=\"rb-acc-btn\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/button\u003e \u003cbutton data-panel=\"grsr4c-box\" class=\"rb-acc-btn\"\u003eIn the Box\u003c\/button\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-height: 600px;\" id=\"grsr4c-sound\" class=\"rb-acc-panel-wrapper open\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rb-acc-panel\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBright, Direct Renaissance Voice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour courses of two nylon strings each produce the bright, articulate tone the 16th-century repertoire was written for. The spruce soundboard responds cleanly to both strummed accompaniment and delicate plucked fingerwork, and the shallow staved body keeps the voice focused and immediate rather than broad and sustaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rb-callout\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the goatskin rosette:\u003c\/strong\u003e The central sound hole is covered by an ornate rose worked in goatskin and ebony, set off by black ebony purfling around the soundboard. It is a period-correct decorative detail that also shapes how the top breathes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"grsr4c-design\" class=\"rb-acc-panel-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rb-acc-panel\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStaved Maple-and-Ebony Body, Period Detailing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back is built from alternating staves of maple and ebony in a matte finish, a bright wood set against a dark, dense one. The neck is maple with ebony inlay along the sides and satinwood tapered tuning pegs. A camel-bone nut sits at the top of the neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bridge has a lacewood base with an ebony top in the traditional mustache shape, its ornate outline standing out against the light spruce soundboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rb-callout\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy maple and ebony:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maple gives a bright, clear timbre, close to the lacewood and sycamore woods used across the early-music family. Ebony is dense and dark, adding contrast in both look and tone, and the matte finish keeps the whole instrument period-correct rather than glossy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"grsr4c-start\" class=\"rb-acc-panel-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rb-acc-panel\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTuned for 16th-Century Repertoire\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuggested tuning is A4, E4, C4, and a G course pairing G3 with G4 an octave apart, the standard re-entrant tuning of the Renaissance 4-course guitar. It opens up the mid-16th-century French and Spanish tablatures, including the published books of Adrian Le Roy, Guillaume Morlaye, and Alonso Mudarra. Ten tied nylon frets run the length of the neck, and the 21.77-inch scale keeps the instrument compact and quick under the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rb-callout\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor modern guitarists:\u003c\/strong\u003e The tied frets can be nudged along the neck to fine-tune temperament, and the doubled courses are strummed and plucked much like a guitar. The main adjustment is to the wooden tapered pegs, which hold by friction and take a different touch than geared tuners.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"grsr4c-specs\" class=\"rb-acc-panel-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rb-acc-panel\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"rb-specs-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCourses\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 (8 strings, all nylon)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBody\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlternating maple and ebony staves, matte finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoundboard\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpruce with ebony purfling and goatskin-and-ebony rosette\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNeck\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaple with ebony side inlay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTuning Pegs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSatinwood, tapered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 tied nylon frets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBridge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLacewood base with ebony top, mustache shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNut\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCamel bone, 1.45 inches wide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNeck Width\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.43 inches at nut, 1.67 inches at body joint\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScale Length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.77 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRecommended Tuning\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA4 E4 C4 G3\/G4 (octave 4th course)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBody Dimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 inches L × 8 inches W × 2.5 inches H\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall Length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 lbs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"grsr4c-box\" class=\"rb-acc-panel-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rb-acc-panel\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the Box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Renaissance Guitar ships set up, tune before your first play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rb-box-items\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rb-box-tag\"\u003ePadded Gig Bag\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rb-cta\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHave questions about this instrument?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/renaissance-baroque-guitar\"\u003ebrowse all Baroque \u0026amp; Renaissance Guitars\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Roosebeck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46430933254280,"sku":"GRSR4C","price":1111.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/1080\/6920\/files\/GRSR4C_01.jpg?v=1787231232","url":"https:\/\/roosebeck.com\/products\/roosebeck-renaissance-guitar-4-course","provider":"Roosebeck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}