"I spent a few days with the LLD® 8 course Renaissance lute - Advanced.  I believe this is a first-run instrument, and made its way into my hands in the dead of a Minnesota winter from China via Paris via South Carolina. Even so, the instrument settled into pitch with little fuss.  For it’s balanced tone, fit, finish, and feel, the instrument is a bargain at less $2,000USD. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to the newcomer on a budget, or a regular performer who needs a solid, standard 8c Renaissance lute to round out their stable. I am very enthused to see someone actively lowering the considerable barriers to entry for our magnificent instrument. Well done, Miguel Serdoura and company! After playing through various solos, I played some duets with my colleague Phil Rukavina [President of the Lute Society America] on his Grant Tomlinson 6-c. The LLD® blended respectably well with Grant's undeniably magical instrument." 

Thomas Walker Jr., American professional lutenist. | Bord member of the Lute Society America. | Former lute student of Nigel North, Paul Berget, Edward Martin, Ronn McFarlane, and Lucas Harris.

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