Chitarra battente

Chitarra battente (Fr.: guitare en bateau), an It. form of guitar with characteristically deep body and highly arched back with rounded edges and slight waist. The belly is bent to form a slope just below the bridge. A large central soundhole is covered with a rose. The strings are rib-fastened, pass over a fingerboard with fixed metal frets to a flat pegdisc with rear pegs. Normally there are 5 courses of metal strings, tuned d1 g1 c2 e2 a2. On older instrs. these are generally bichord…