I'm sorry if I was unclear. What I'm saying is that in both pictures the 4th course is wider for both the right and left hands which does not support Michael's ideas. If you're going to split the course, then only for the right hand.
The Cantu picture looks to me like a 5 course with single 4th and 5th for whatever reason. The length of the head looks almost exactly right for 10 pegs. I would be interested what other people on the list might think about the instrument. The Cellier drawing is also widely spaced for the left hand 4th course. I'm just saying I cannot imagine why. Again this would not support Michael's idea. I don't recall mentioning 6 4 chords but I think that with these higher pitched instruments they are not much of a problem. If you play the pieces say, on the inner strings of a vihuela, then these chords are much more disturbing. Hope that's clearer. --- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren geprüft. http://www.avast.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
