It was used for vihuelas, though. Nasarre mentions its qualities, if I remember correctly.
A > Anthony, > > No, not to my knowledge but that doesn't mean it did not happen. My point > is, as a confirmed lute heretic awaiting the gallows, what difference does > it make if it was not used 400 years ago? It's here and available now, > where > we live, and could make nice instruments of perhaps lower cost whilst > losing > nothing in acoustics or appearance. In fact it might be nicer than some > historically correct woods. > > One builder's opinion. I could be wrong. > > Rob Dorsey > http://RobDorsey.com > > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
