The Philippine Boat Lute

The Boat Lute Two stringed Lute Rendition of the South East Asian Two Stringed Lute Wooden Peg Tuners or Geared Tuners (your choice) Raised Frets Lead Time- 3 Months The Boat Lute: This is an instrument inspired by the Philippine boat lute from Mindanao Island. I was first introduce to this instrument when I lived in the Philippines among the Tigwahanon Manobo tribe. I was taught by an elderly man from the tribe how he makes it and from that point, I started creating it based off of his essential process. I would call this a fairly modern version of the ancient boat lute.  Basic Setup: I use local woods that I have in stock. I'm currently using poplar for the body but if it goes out of stock, I will use a different type of high quality instrument wood. It has a hollow body with a sound hole on the back. It's played like an acoustic guitar, played with a pick but you can also play it with finger picking. It has raised frets that plays in a diatonic scale. It has two strings, the top one is a drone and the bottom string is used to play the frets. It's an AMAZING instrument that I believe should live on! Let's not let this instrument get lost in history! Let it always be a living sound that glorifies the Creator! This instrument usually takes me 3 months to be finished. The instrument is about 4 feet long, 8 inches wide and 2/5 inches deep. Feel free to ask any questions about this instrument.