don't know if this of interest to anyone but a knowledgeable contributor to mike's ouds posted this:
http://members.aol.com/ricdum/lute.htm i've always thought that bowlback instruments of any sort were a relatively recent invention. with images of recent visit to egypt still fresh in my mind - and in my dreams ... - i find the idea of a prehistoric lute to be something of a marvel. --- bill kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > an item posted to mike's oud site concerns an > egyptian > musician named harmosis, 1500 bc, who (according to > drawings in his tomb) played a guembri-like > instrument. anyone know anything about this man? > > regards - bill > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Inbox full of unwanted email? Get leading protection > and 1GB storage with All New Yahoo! Mail. > http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > ___________________________________________________________ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk
