----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, April 7, 2006 8:24 am Subject: [LUTE] Re: 1733 ebay lute for a mere ...
> I would tend to think it is a fake. > In the late 19th century they often used more or less original > labels to increase the value of their fake instruments. > The instrument itself very much looks like a wandervogel > instrument and as far as I can judge watching the pictures i don't > see any parts which could be original. I'm inclined to agree. There might be something of an original Hoffman somewhere in there, but I'd approach with extreme skepticism. Eugene PS: Bill, "swan-neck" isn't usually used to describe a simple, curved, oud-like pegbox. It usually describes a baroque lute with a supplemental pegbox to support the diapasons, like this guy: < http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/36.htm > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
