"A lute guitar or German lute (German: Gitarrenlaute, Deutsche Laute or Wandervogellaute, less commonly a lutar (modern Turkish), gui-lute or gittar) is a stringed musical instrument, common in Germany from around 1850. The instrument has a regular six-stringed guitar setup on a lute bowl, however there are many theorboed variants with up to 11 strings. (see de:Deutsche Basslaute)
The instrument is associated with the Wandervogel countercultural movement in Germany in the first half of the 20th century.:151
The name German lute is sometimes also used for the waldzither, for both gaining the status of a national instrument in the early 20th century." - (en.wikipedia.org 18.02.2020)
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