[LUTE] Re: The capo in period

2007-10-10 Thread Greet Schamp
the cister certainly used capo, see the holes in the fingerboard in many historical instruments like the Tribschen museum in Luzerne (CH). Greet -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Craig Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: woensdag 10 oktober 2007 22:17 Aan: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu

[LUTE] Re: The capo in period

2007-10-10 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
At 04:17 PM 10/10/2007, Craig Allen wrote: I don't recall if this has been discussed here before, but is there any evidence that the capo was ever used on lutes in period. I was discussing differently tuned instruments with someone and mentioned how easy it is with a guitar to play different