Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck (either fretted or unfretted) and a deep round back.

h4. See Also
* [[Biwa lute]] (Japanese lute)
* [[Pipa (instrument)]] (Pear-shaped Chinese lute)
* [[Yueqin]] (Round Chinese lute)

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia article":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lute
lute (instrument)