in correspondence relating to the vihuela, someone
(vance?) mentioned that they encountered some
difficulty playing with a reduced number of courses.
recently i removed the 6th course from my oud and
found it much easier, more spontaneous to play - as if
it were a hinderance instead of an option.
i wonder if anyone else has noticed this when playing
an instrument with either less or more than their
accustomed number of courses.
i'm not a numerology nut but 5 has always had
significance for me; lottery numbers, easily
remembered telephone numbers ... helpings of pie for
dessert, etc..
- bill
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"and thus i made...a small vihuela from the shell of a creepy crawly..." - Don Gonzalo
de Guerrero (1512), "Historias de la Conquista del Mayab" by Fra Joseph of San
Buenaventura
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