Thomann Renaissance Lute Deluxe 8C

I have been playing classical guitar for a quite long time, also with top quality guitars. Having no previous experience with lute I purchased this lute about a year ago. The first Craftsmanship and quality of the finishing are fully acceptable and well in concordance with the price point. The instrument stays pretty well in tune, although tuning is much more laborious with the pegs compared to the machine head in guitars. The intonation seems exact.
Replacing the original string set with Pyramid strings improved both sound and playability.
It is well worth the price and a decent instrument to start studying the lute.