> On Jun 16, 2015, at 2:37 PM, Christopher Wilke <chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu> > wrote: > > But are any of the cool kids using strings that behave like the extra > lengths of string are behaving in this pic? Very kinky!
What you’re probably seeing is the famous "tiorba apesca” or “bee-style theorbo,” also known as “snare-drum style," in which tangled extra lengths, and the right sleeve-ruffles that are all over the strings, cause the instrument to buzz. In the mid-18th century, the approach became known as “tiorba ala Hendrix,” the etymology of which is unclear. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
