The fact that there are no frets on the neck suggests strongly that the strings are not original. They also seem to have been put onto the instrument by someone clueless about how to tie them to the bridge and who did not know which string to run to which peg. Finally, it looks like the layout should probably be with the first two courses single, since there are only 12 pegs on the pegbox for the fingerboard strings (or was there a treble rider that is now missing?).
Daniel Heiman -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyhow - max 11-courses. I'll ask around to check if somebody knows more about the instrument. Thomas Roman Turovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> am 14.04.2005 01:13:57 An: LUTE-LIST <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Kopie: Thema: Re: more about the old theorbo > Wayne, > This looks old indeed - but why call it a theorbo when the courses are > doubled? It looks like a 10-course archlute, perhaps the famed "liuto > francese" used in Italy? > Just guesses > Alain Look closer. It looks like it is missing the chanterelle. RT > > Wayne Cripps wrote: > >> I have pictures of the old instrument at >> >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/Raillich/ >> >> Jiri Cepelak has looked at it, apparently. >> >> Wayne >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> >> > > CONFIDENTIALITY : This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not a named recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to another person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium.
