Dear Vance,

you wrote

> I don't have any criticism but only a question.  Your choice for a base line
> seems to be figured for a seven course Lute.  I could be wrong but I think
> Attaingnant only composed for  six course Lute. Musically, what you have
> posted is better but is it historically correct? Or is that even an issue?

Well, in the early French tabulature they had only 5 lines, and I only
moved one "c" from the 5th course to the 6th. So we are still playing
a 6 course instrument... :-)

> >     |\  \\         |\
> >     |   |          |
> >  ___c___a_________________________
> >  |__d_____d__c__a__c____|__a___d__
> >  |__d___________________|__a______ ...
> >  |__a___________________|_________
> >  |______________________|__c______
> >              c

Arto


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