To the benefit of those not interested in a peeing contest but in theories
on theorbo stringing, as I am, and not in the happy possesion of a list of
historical theorbos stating string length and setup, here's what the guys
are talking about (info taken from one of the Pohlmanns lying around here):
Atton
1x1, 5x2 = 77,5cm
6x1 = 147cm
Ecco
1x1, 5x2 = 75,5cm
6x1 = 161,5cm
Hoess
6x2 = 80cm
9x1 = 158cm
Kaiser
1x1, 6x2 = 73,1cm
6x1 = 157,6cm
Aman
1x1, 5x2 = 80,9cm
5x2 = 150,4cm
Koch
7x2 = 82,7cm
7x1 = 167,5cm
Langenwalder
6x1 = 76,4cm
8x1 = 141,5cm
Attore
1x1, 5x2 = 73cm
3x2 = 156cm
Attore
6x2 = 65,7cm
8x1 = 152cm
Mascotto
1x3, 4x2 = 74,5cm (original 1x1, 5x2)
6x1 = 158cm
The point here is, as I understand it from the discussion so far, not their
setup (6+8; 7+7; 8+6) or double versus single strung, but their relative
short stopped strings. Granted that some/many/all instruments are modified
over the years not all figures above are to be taken at face value. Perhaps
some instruments can be argued not to be therobos. Fine, but I'd say there
are instruments left we would call theorbos that have a stopped string
length of somewhere around 75 to 80cm. And I think enough of these to assume
there have been more around in the old days. I'm curious too, how were they
tuned according to you, Martyn?
David
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