Many thanks for the clarification, Davide!
M
On 18/06/2020 11:16, Davide Rebuffa wrote:
Dear all,
The instrument in Cleveland could be a a very rare example of a 14-course small
archlute
(not a "liuto attiorbato" because it has single bourdons)
or a 14-course tiorbino in G.
The brand of the unknown manufacturer is present on the external countercap
and bears the initials R. E.
The string lengths are 523 mm and 882 mm.
Since the string length is a bit long for a tiorbino, the third course could be
tuned at the higher octave
only if the instrument is tuned in G, not in A.
It was converted into a 12-course instrument (2x1; 6x2; 4x2) by Sebastian
Schelle in 1742.
Ray Nurse restored it in 1988 bringing it back to 6x2; 8x1 as we may assume it
was in the 17th century. The bridge was also rebuilt.
The two extra pegs added in the 18th century were nor removed from the pegbox.
Davide
Il giorno 18 giu 2020, alle ore 09:27, Martin Shepherd <mar...@luteshop.co.uk>
ha scritto:
Hi All,
I don't have many details of the Cleveland instrument, but I do have the
poster! I see 14 pegs for the petit jeu (7x2) and 8 pegs for the grand jeu
(4x2), making it a 12-course liuto attiorbato. I think it was Larry Brown who
had some measurements, if I remember correctly the petit jeu is 61cm.
Martin
On 17/06/2020 22:37, Mathias Rösel wrote:
Dear David, dear Bruno,
thanks to both of you so much!
I agree that the Cleveland instrument, beautiful as it may be, seems more
likely to be a small arciliuto. And I'm grateful for your pointing at MH
Brussels No.1578. I shall try to get pictures and/or plans.
Mathias
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