Orpharions and Bandoras are the main wire-strung instruments - I suspect
they were more popular in the renaissance than they are in modern times.
Citterns were also strung with wire. We just had an interesting article
in the LSA Quarterly (translated from an article the German Lute Society
published) on theorboed bandoras that were probably used as continuo
instruments. These could possibly be related to wire-strung archlutes or
theorboes - a topic that needs lots more research. I think there might
be a few of these instruments that have pins to attach the strings
rather than the usual lute-type bridges. Maybe some of the luthiers on
the list can comment on them
Nancy
Dear collective wisdom,
A friend of mine asked me about this topic.
He would like to know If there is any literature or historical
evidence, such as instruments in museums that used metal strings,
mainly guitars, theorbos, lutes and archlutes.
Thank you,
Ricardo Arnt
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