Vintage 1984 Lute String Archive: RE Brune Luthier, Alan Rosenkoetter Ephemera For Sale

**HISTORICAL 1984 EARLY MUSIC EPHEMERA & LUTE STRING ARCHIVE**From the Estate of Professor Alan Rosenkoetter / Sourced from Master Luthier R.E. BrunéUp for sale is a remarkable, museum-quality historical archive documenting the mid-1980s early music revival in America. This complete "time capsule" lot details a substantial custom lute string order placed on February 10, 1984, by the legendary classical guitar professor Alan Rosenkoetter (Washington University in St. Louis) directly from the renowned workshop of master luthier R.E. Bruné (Evanston, Illinois).### WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS ARCHIVE:1. **The Invoice (Feb 10, 1984):** An original handwritten Grayline carbon shop invoice from R.E. Bruné, made out to Alan Rosenkoetter's Dorset Ave address in St. Louis. It itemizes a comprehensive selection of nylon, overspun, and gut strings totaling $64.31 (a major string investment at the time).2. **The Shop Catalog:** An original R.E. Bruné promotional brochure and mail-order form detailing his proprietary "Troubadour Gut Lute Strings" with typed and handwritten 1980s price updates.**The Matching Strings & Envelopes:** A large stack of original, custom-branded R.E. Bruné workshop paper envelopes featuring handwritten notes matching the specific string gauges and course positions from the invoice. Nearly ALL envelopes remain completely filled with their original string counts matching the receipt. **The Opened Envelope & Extra Coils:** One single envelope was historically opened and used by Professor Rosenkoetter—the envelope is present, but the string is missing. Also included are a few loose vintage nylon/fluorocarbon coils with handwritten luthier gauge tabs and overspun bass strings.**Bonus Vintage La Bella Strings & Notes:** Includes three pristine, unopened vintage La Bella "Treble Plain Gut" lute string packets (.0275, .031, .035) and a handwritten scrap-paper calculation sheet outlining custom lute stringing formulas.CONDITION NOTE:
This lot is sold strictly as historic paper ephemera and musical memorabilia. Due to being 42 years old, the physical strings are assumed to have suffered material degradation and are likely unplayable/unsafe to bring up to pitch on a modern instrument. They are meant for historical study, framing, archiving, or display. Paperwork shows minor edge wear consistent with careful vintage storage. Nearly all shop envelopes are completely filled with their original contents except for one single string missing from an opened envelope.**Shipping:** Will be packed securely with rigid cardboard backing to protect the paper elements and ensure the string coils are not crushed during transit.