It appears to be a 19th or 20th century conversion or rip-off of an older Lute. It obviously has metal or Guitar like frets, the peg box is not original and the bridge again looks like it might possibly have, or at one time had, a saddle like a Guitar. This is what we used to call a Galute. The bowel my be a real period piece that was converted at some time to make this terrible instrument but the Lute by itself is a disastor both as an antique and a playable Lute. Either way it is a great financial risk that I would not take even if I had that kind of money to burn.
VW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Dorsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'bill kilpatrick'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'lute list'" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 12:01 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: 1733 ebay lute for a mere ... > > All, > > I have brightened, enhanced and enlarged the pictures and made them > available at http://RobDorsey.com/Lutes/Hoffmann.htm . My comments are at > the bottom of that page. If interested, take a look and draw your own > conclusions. > > Best, > Rob Dorsey, Luthier > Florence, KY > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
