The Praetorius Scheitholt is a medieval musical instrument of the mountain zither family. An early illustration of this instrument was in Michael Praetorius' "Syntagma Musicum" dated 1619. The dimensions are scaled from Praetorius' illustration as given in Bessaraboff's appendix.
Our Praetorius Scheitholts are made of black walnut bodies with Western red cedar tops. We make several versions of the Praetorius Scheitholt: one with a slotted headstock, carved boxwood wooden tuning pegs (pictured below left), wooden "lace" rosette and metal frets; one with a slotted headstock, carved boxwood wooden tuning pegs, wooden "lace" rosette and wooden frets; one with a curved headstock, iron tuning pegs and metal frets; and one with a curved headstock, iron tuning pegs and wooden frets. We can also make a four-string version of any of these models.
Specifications:
Standard without a 6-1/2 fret. Please specify if a 6-1/2 fret is desired.
1-3/4" x 3-1/4" x 34"
Cost: $195 (iron pegs)
Cost: $295 (wooden pegs with "lace" lute rosette)
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