Not only. Russian guitar is a cittern, but got a guitarlike body, for similar evolutionary reasons. RT
From: "Lex Eisenhardt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> There is also such thing as evolutionary convergence. A hornet-fly has >> developed the look of a real hornet, to avoid getting eaten. Ditto > theorbo. >> RT > > There is one essential difference. Evolution only works with living > creatures. > Lex > > > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html