I would say they are "f" and "h" representing respectively a c" and d" if the top string has been tuned to g'.
Happy luting! Lex Op 28 okt 2014, om 10:09 heeft b...@symbol4.de het volgende geschreven: > > They are "e" and "f". > To me they don't seem very unfamiliar, at least I'd say that similar > shapes can be found elsewhere. But I'm not a specialist in English mss > for renaissance lute.. > B > Gesendet: Dienstag, 28. Oktober 2014 um 09:38 Uhr > Von: "Herbert Ward" <wa...@physics.utexas.edu> > An: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Tab for John Sturt's prelude. >> That is on f.22r of the ML Lute Book. Here is a link to that > manuscript on >> Sarge Gerbode's web site. >> > [1]http://gerbode.net/facsimiles/british_library/BL_MS_Add_38539_john_s > turt_lute_book/ > Thank you. > In the middle of the third line, on the first course, there > are two adjacent tablature letters of unfamiliar shape. > The first resembles a 'p' with a long straight tail. And the > second resembles a 'p' with a hooked tail. Can someone identify > these two letters for me? Are they 'f' and 'h'? > Are these shapes standard for that time and place? Or are > they an idiosyncrasy of the writer? > 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://gerbode.net/facsimiles/british_library/BL_MS_Add_38539_john_sturt_lute_book/ > 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
