Thanks, Dan. Ah yes, I see it, now. With no holes, and that large ring around it, I took it to be a pestle. The way the picture comes up on my screen, I can't see the reed-end of it. Steve __________________________________________________________________
From: Daniel Winheld <dwinh...@comcast.net> To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 1:55:24 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Strange lute in French painting It's down at the bottom, next to what appears to be a plate on edge; dangerously close to the parsnips. It appears that the bell is of a different wood than the body; and on the whole it somewhat resembles an extraordinary oboe played extraordinarily well by Gonzalo X. Ruiz a few weeks ago- perhaps explaining David's interest :) -he was part of the fine continuo support at one of his "Voices of Music" concert. And is that an early manifestation of a nice French Rose between the two pegboxes- I think only two senses are getting the most play here. When's dinner? > I think the bird has seen the handwriting on the wall (so to speak) and > is making good its escape before becoming part of the stew. > David, I must be blind; where is the oboe? > > I find the oboe the most interesting :) > dt > At 10:59 PM 2/14/2010, you wrote: > >Count 'em again, folks- I'm counting 7 courses on the main pegbox. > >Treble rider, and 12 more pegs. I've got three courses- 6 pegs on the > >extension, the bottom one looks like a darker wood replacement > >(ebony?) -So we have a 10 course. There is a Dutch picture of a young > >man playing one of these double pegbox lutes, I will hunt the online > >iconography sources and get back to you all. > > > >It appears that a stuffed bird is trying to make an escape. No idea > >about that other thing, sausage/pepper grinder powder horn? -- To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html