I have framed on my studio wall a detail from a painting called "The Grasshopper and the Ant." It shows a poor (but honest) theorbo player begging from a well-dressed apparently-rich fellow in the snow. The theorbo player has his instrument on his back - no case.
Joseph Mayes ________________________________________ From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Bernd Haegemann [b...@symbol4.de] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 1:22 AM To: wayne cripps Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: backpacks for lutes? Has anybody ever seen a historical painting of a lute player with his backpack? Am 05.03.2014 20:56, schrieb wayne cripps: > I see guys carrying 'cellos and guitars in backpacks - does anyone make a > backpack for a baroque lute (in its case)? > > Wayne > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
