Not on the basis of icomography and historical sources. Bear in mind it
may have been made for someone who specifically ordered a single
second. I seem to recall that Julian Bream had a single second on one
(or more?) of his lutes - presumably to make it feel a little closer to
the modern guitar. MH
--- On Sat, 18/12/10, Edward Mast <nedma...@aol.com> wrote:
From: Edward Mast <nedma...@aol.com>
Subject: [LUTE] lute question
To: "Lute List" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Date: Saturday, 18 December, 2010, 14:15
A question for Martin or Martyn - or anyone else familiar with
historical instruments. I have a David van Edward 8 course instrument
(Frei model 64cm string length) that is unusual in that not only the
first course is single, but also the second. I've only noticed baroque
instruments similarly configured. Was this also common on Renaissance
instruments?
(I've emailed DvE with this question - what he patterned his instrument
on - but think he's too busy to respond right now).
With thanks,
-Ned
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