Dear David and All,
On the double/single second:
The painting which comes immediately to mind is the anonynous French(?)
one in the Kunsthalle at Hamburg, with red bass strings. It was
reproduced on the cover of Early Music a few years ago.
In surviving instruments there is the ivory 11c in the V&A in London
(1125-1869) - the one with the 9-rib back and elaborate neck veneer.
The Schele 13c lute in Nuremberg, dated 1727 (?converted from 11c?). Of
course we have so few surviving 11c lutes of any kind, probably
iconography is a happier hunting ground. How about the engraving in the
Rhetorique des Dieux? I can't be sure of the number of strings or pegs.
Best wishes,
Martin
David van Ooijen wrote:
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 12:24 AM, Martin Shepherd <mar...@luteshop.co.uk> wrote:
Dear Anthony and All,
The double top course is found on everything from 6c lutes to Mace's 12c
lute, and everything inbetween.
..
iconographic evidence suggests
that a double 2nd was also quite common on 11c lutes.
I had no idea. Can you point us to some? And are there 11-course
instruments left with a double second, or even double first course? Or
converted-to-13-course lutes that show that there has been originally
a double second?
David
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