Alejandro Baleta is selling a magnificent bandora by Robert Hadaway, built in Gayton, Norfolk. The bandora (or pandora) is an English Renaissance wire-strung bass instrument of the cittern family, a cornerstone of the Elizabethan “broken consort”.
On the inner side of the back it bears the inscription “Mr. Walton’s Bandora, December 1973”.
The instrument is beautifully made and decorated, with a sectioned back of several woods with inlay, an old spruce soundboard, a fan-shaped fingerboard, and a pegbox carved with a human head and inlaid on its reverse.
Details:
- Maker: Robert Hadaway (Gayton, Norfolk, England)
- Year: 1973
- Back: Multiple sections of wood with inlay
- Soundboard: Old spruce
- Fingerboard: Fan-shaped
- Pegbox: Carved with a human head, inlaid on the reverse
- Case: Kingham hard case included
- Condition: Excellent
For further information, price details, additional photos and payment conditions, please contact the seller directly.
Location: Huesca, Spain (can also be seen and tried in Zaragoza)
Price: EUR 3,000 plus shipping
Contact: Alejandro Baleta — abaletag@yahoo.es
