I'm impressed by what looks like an old case.
The instrument itself is clearly not any mainstream 'baroque' lute but
that doesn't mean it's a fake: it could be, for example, an instrument
like Dalla Casa's arcliuto francese or an archmandora, but both of
these are 18th century instrument types and not 1640.... Is the date
confirmed?
The price seems very steep as does the time to 'restore'. I would
think, if it is an historic instrument, conservation would be
preferable to trying restoration and making a copy if anyone wanted
such an instrument.
Incidentally is there a peg missing from the main pegbox?
MH
--- On Fri, 4/9/09, Luca Manassero <l...@manassero.net> wrote:
From: Luca Manassero <l...@manassero.net>
Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] An original Baroque lute for sale?
To: l...@cs..dartmouth.edu, baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
Date: Friday, 4 September, 2009, 1:40 PM
Here:
[1]http://www.netinstruments.com/lutes/lute/ornate-baroque-lute-1640/
and
[2]http://www.netinstruments.com/lutes/lute/ornate-baroque-lute-1640/im
age/37495.jpg/
Restoration will take the usual 10 to 12 years, I guess ;-)
Luca
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References
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2.
http://www.netinstruments.com/lutes/lute/ornate-baroque-lute-1640/image/37495.jpg/
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