Chris made a good brief summation.
I have not much more to add..... I started out with 13-course lute. Only after many years, I got a 2nd lute, 11-course. Since that time, I have not looked back, and my current baroque interest for the past few years has been for 11-course music. At 11:20 AM 6/25/2010, Herbert Ward wrote: >I've been playing Renaissance lute for 4-5 years now, and I'm >looking to begin Baroque lute. Is it OK to start with a 13-course >lute? Or should a beginner get an 11-course lute? > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute