Archlute

Archlute, English archlute, French archived Lutheran, Italian Arciliuto, is the generic term for historical western European lute instruments whose common feature is attached to the longitudinally elongated neck second pegbox. This second peg box is designed to accommodate deeper -sounding drone strings that are not shortened play and run alongside the melody strings located above the fingerboard.

Archlutes came late 16th century in Italy in fashion and were noted for their deeper and fuller sound in the orchestra and sing along to the 18th century popular. The German term was introduced in 1732 by Johann Gottfried Walther as a translation of Italian Arciliuto. He summarizes bass sounds different stringing, mood and function: Arciliuto, liuto attiorbato, chitarrone, theorbo, and Angelica Baroque Lute with gooseneck.

The Shahrud is a beginning of the 10th century in Central Asia Samarkand introduced Arabic stringed instrument that is known only from the drawings upon which it is classified as archlute.