Sep 9, 2008 · Makers of early guitars and vihuelas around the world are familiar with the Belchior Dias 1581 vihuela**, from the collection of the Royal College of Music (London), not only …

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This instrument, a vihuela or guitar, built in Lisbon in 1581 by Belchior Dias, is held in the collection of the Royal College of Music, London, inventory number RCM0171. With an outline …

The geometry of the Belchior Diaz guitar, 1582, Accession No. 171 in the Royal College of Music, shown in Kevin Coates' 'Geometry, Proportion and the Art of Lutherie.' There is debate over …

The vihuela in the Austin-Marie Collection is a reproduction by acclaimed British luthier, Alexander Batov, based on an instrument built in 1581 by Belchoir Dias of Lisbon. The Dias vihuela is …

Apr 20, 2006 · Peg heads with nine and eleven arrangements of pegs on (from left): Belchior Dias 1581 guitar (?) – vihuela (courtesy of the Royal College of Music, London); Italian (?) early …

An object of elegant simplicity, this vihuela (or guitar) is one of the few Iberian plucked instruments surviving from the sixteenth century, built in Lisbon in 1581 by Belchior Dias. It is the epitome …

This particular vihuela — the predecessor of modern guitars — created by Belchior Diaz is widely considered the oldest guitar in the world. It dates back to around 1590, has 10 strings, and …

home vihuelas guitars viols contact. Fully-featured reproduction of the Dias vihuela, re-scaled to a larger instrument with SL 66cm. Fluted ribs of the back, as well as sides, fingerboard and …

A brief examination of the vihuela (guitar?) by Belchior Dias in the Royal Academy in London. More frequently described these days as a guitar due to its configuration as a five-course …