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> -----Original Message----- > From: Doctor Oakroot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:20 AM > To: Lutelist > Subject: Re: LUTE-etymology > > Well, as a native English speaker, I would say "leather" definitely does > not include "parchment" (even though they're made from the same raw > material). Depending on the speaker, it may not even include "skin" (from > a dead animal as opposed to on a living animal) which is another likely > lute (in the broad sense) covering material. > > >>> "FYI", there are no references to leather soundboards. Parchment, yes; > >> > >> well, there are. Take a look into good old Oswald Koerte's thesis. He > >> cites related Arabic authors. And, okay, parchment does not qualify as > >> leather to you, obviously. To me, it does. > > As it should, to most people. Or at least to those who know what parchment > > is made of. > > RT > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > -- > http://DoctorOakroot.com - Rough-edged songs on homemade GIT-tars. >
