At 06:12 PM 12/6/2005, Roger E. Blumberg wrote: >I wasn't aware of all the other early references to viheula, nor that the >word "lira" was ever used to refer to guitar-like instruments. I'd like to >know more about that later item in particular, if you or someone would.
I don't know if you've explored them yet or not, and this may be a total sidetrack to the kind of info you're seeking, but you might want to look into "lyre-guitar", Roger. If you're registered, a note to <early-guitar@cs.dartmouth.edu> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> might prove fruitful. The golden era for calling guitar-like things (that weren't quite shaped like guitars) names akin to "lyre" was the late classical era. Much music of the early 1800s was published for "guitar or lyre." Frankly, I find such things a little unwieldy, but not quite as bad as the mandolyra of the Calace or Turturo shop. Best, Eugene To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
