" ...Item, una vihuela de ébano con su costillas con su caja de cuero."
Item, una vihuela di ebony a ribs con la sua custodia di cuoio

Don Diego de los Cobos inventory, 1576

Soundboard: Red spruce, bookmatched. Inlays in cherrywood, ebony, maple and bone.

Rose: parchment, trhee layers.

Bridge: pearwood blackened.

Back: ebony ribs, maple bindings.

Ribs: ebony, with a maple lining.

Neck: pearwood.

Pegs: ebony.