----- Original Message ----- From: "bill kilpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Roger E. Blumberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "LUTE-LIST" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:43 PM Subject: Re: gittern lute sighting c.1375 -- obscure fresco, Italian, private dealer sale
> interesting (if improbable) placement of double > fretting - can't see how the last ones stayed in > place. martini's looks more accurate. > > as always, thanks for the interesting site. > > - bill ya, you're right, it does look odd. And the more you mention it; even their spacing is suspect. i.e. on such a short scale instrument the frets would be much closer together that high up. So I don't know what the deal is. And Thanks Roger > > --- "Roger E. Blumberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > iconography alert; > > > > gittern or lute c.1375 -- obscure fresco, Italian, > > private dealer sale > > > > > http://bigli.com/english/mostraquadro.asp?QuadroID=193&N=affresco# > > click image to enlarge > > > > instrument is similar to one by SIMONE MARTINI (died > > 1344), Italian painter, > > Sienese school > > http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/martini/p-martin11.htm > > > > both again are similar to Berkely ms744 instrument > > c. 1375 -- documenting > > straight 4ths tuning on four string or course > > gittern/lute. > > > > Roger To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
