"Roman Turovsky" <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Seems to be A MANDORA, but the top is not original, was made into a guitar.
The instrument has six courses, if I'm not mistaken, not five (so, it's not what is generally accepted as guitar). According to Pohlmann's list (2nd ed. 1982), mandoras from 1692 to mid-1700 range from 5 to 8 courses. This one well fits into that list. -- Best wishes, Mathias -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html