Andreas,
Thanks for pointing this out.
Very interesting. While it is mostly obscured by the player's ornate
cuff, the diapasons appear to be on their own bridge, making them even
longer than typical basses. They are also separated from the petit jeu
by a little distance and possibly set higher.
And then those dangling strings - what a mess! They look like vine
tendrils. If you look closely at the pegs, you can see just how
radically different the properties of historical gut were. The painter
has captured how the extra lengths of string begin to so gently unravel
from the pegs as if they were soft pieces of delicate yarn. Not at all
what we have today.
Chris
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At Jun 16, 2015, 7:22:38 AM, Andreas Schlegel wrote:
Here's a nice picture:
[2]http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/paintings/neapolitan-school-17th-
century-portrait-of-a-5916349-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObject
IDY16349&sidIfbc3d2-7de9-403b-a31a-94f4bc307181
Not a modern theorbo. An old tiorba with double courses on the petit
jeu.
Enjoy!
Andreas
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