<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">pierced lutes</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>spike fiddles</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>lutes</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>lutes, pierced</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pierced lute</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Lutes constructed so that the neck penetrates the sound box, having long thin necks and small bodies, usually covered with skin. The strings are normally lifted well above the neck by a high bridge. The form developed into "spike fiddles."  ]]></note></mads>