Sure, understood- however I don't think this is a big issue. -Half of Weiss' output is for 11 course lute (the entire London MS, with only a few exceptions). -There are only less than a handful of Scarlatti sonatas with a high g''' written in them, yet this is not a reason to buy only a harpsichord like that (most don't have a high g''') -Or Bach: the highest note he uses is an e'', and the lowest a GG. But to ignore the C. Zell double manual in Hamburg without the e''' would be a great pity indeed. But if you want only one instrument for ALL of Weiss, then I would agree with you... Theo
From: Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:16:55 -0000 To: <baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: 13 course rider/swan One obvious reason for choosing a rider instead of a swan is that the London ms requires notes to be fingered below the eighth or ninth course - possible on a rider, not generally so on a swan. www.rmguitar.info To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --
