Dear Martin, The neck and the shape of the body would suggest IMHO it's not a theorbo but a german baroque lute. This would also suggest double courses for the basses. To be sure we would need the measures of the body.
I would opt for 2 single courses on the top, 5 doublecourses on the fingerboard and 4 doublecourses for the basses. best wishes Thomas Am Sonntag, 17. April 2005 10:50 schrieb Martin Shepherd: > Dear All, > > I looked at the picture last week, but I remembered counting 12 pegs in > the lower pegbox and 8 in the upper - 6 double courses on the > fingerboard and 8 single basses, no? > > Best wishes, > > Martin > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >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. -- Thomas Schall Niederhofheimer Weg 3 D-65843 Sulzbach 06196/74519 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
