A. and H. Amati, 1592. Body length 45,4, string length 39,5.

Despite its dimensions this powerful tenor, now in the Ashmolean Museum, is very easy to play; this because the (original) neck is very short.

The mounting of this original is in the typical '600 style, with curly maple fingerboard and tailpiece, decorated with a geometrical purfling inlay; only the fingerboard is a modern work.

The sound of this replica is strong but very deep and mellow; of course the big volume of the body plays an important role.

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