From: "Eugene C. Braig IV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Michael Thames" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lute net"
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: wound basses
> Greetings Michael et al.
>
> Yes, I am familiar with Len's site...and t
rose first in Spain in the 1750's, with double
>strings (same as today's 12-string guitar)
>a.. Merits of single vs. double stringing was debated on 5 and 6 course
>guitars since at least the 1770's
>a.. String improvements allowed cheap and readily accessible wire-wound
>
accessible wire-wound
basses in the 1780's
a.. 6-string guitars were around since the mid 1770's, but were not popular
until the late 1790's
a.. The 6-single string "modern" guitar was not invented on a particular
date, but rather was a product of centuries of evolution.
a..
At 03:38 PM 2/26/2005, Michael Thames wrote:
>...1765, the same time when first classical guitar, with single strings
>(Wound metal on silk) started to appear.
Actually, such guitars didn't come until a couple decades later...but the
first Neapolitan mandolins did appear around this time and did
te baroque lutenist's didn't use overspun basses. Also, =
when
you take into account the different bracing and arching to accomodate =
this
new inovation ( wound basses)
So, all of us who use overspun basses on baroque lutes can sleep =
easier
now, knowing that there is historical
s. Also, =
when
you take into account the different bracing and arching to accomodate =
this
new inovation ( wound basses)
So, all of us who use overspun basses on baroque lutes can sleep =
easier
now, knowing that there is historical
evedence pointing to there use.
>From Klaus..
Michae
