Hi Arto, If you'll settle for 7-course, here's a link to a Caravaggio Cupid with a 7-course lute with 14 pegs:
[1]http://www.ownapainting.com/images/Caravaggio-Cupid.jpg Bill From: wikla <wi...@cs.helsinki.fi> To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Saturday, 19 November 2011, 16:10 Subject: [LUTE] Double 1st string on 6 course lutes? Dear collective wisdom, is there any evidence of using double chanterelle on 6 course lutes? (If memory serves, there is at least one liuto attiorbato stringed so.) Arto To get on or off this list see list information at [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.ownapainting.com/images/Caravaggio-Cupid.jpg 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html