Octavina

Formed like a guitar with shorter neck, with round sound hole, like the laud plays the lower notes in accompaniments, counterparts, and in unison with the bass, tuned like the laud.

Scale length: 19 3/4 in.(distance from the nut to the bridge) Tuning head length:10 1/4 in. Tuning head width: 2 1/2 - 2 3/4 in. Fingerboard length: 13 1/2 in. Fingerboard width at Nut: 2 in. at last Fret: 2 7/8 in. Frets: Total: 18 Clear of body joint: 12(usually marked with double dots)

Total length : 34 3/4 in. Body length: 18 3/4in. Body width @upper bout: 11 5/16 in. Body width @lower bout: 15 1/8 in. Sound hole - round: 3 3/8 in. Rim depth: 3 13/16 in. Bridge width: 3 1/8 in. Bridge height: 5/8 in. Bracing: Parallel

No. of Strings: 14 String gauges: 1st course(3 strings) G unwound steel: .010 in. 2nd course(3 strings) D unwound steel: .012 in. 3rd course(3 strings) A copper-wound steel: .018 in. 4th course(2 strings) E copper-wound steel: .032 in. 5th course(2 strings) B copper-wound steel: .040 in. 6th course(1 string) F# copper-wound steel: .048 in.

TUNING

• The octavina is tuned exactly the same as the laud and is interchangeable with it.The octavina is tuned exactly the same as the bandurria except one octave lower.

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