There is indeed speculation (first put forward in 1979) that the mandora's 6
strings and tuning inspired the addition of an extra course to the 5 course
'baroque' guitar.
Regrettably there is no unequivocal evidence that this was the case; merely
indirect, such as the unusual tuning for the
If sitting, iconography shows the instrument mostly resting on the right thigh
(as also often found with contemporary lute depictions) rather than cradled in
the lap as with the modern 'classical' guitar. The use of straps/ribbons
allows the instrument to be held higher on the body (also
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From: Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Monday, September 22, 2008 11:07 pm
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Lineage of early Guitars
To: Michael Gillespie [EMAIL PROTECTED], Vihuelalist
vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu
Personally, I find the differences significant enough to
consider
Thought this had better go to the list as a whole...
These pieces are all available on the Fires of Love CD that's
advertised at the beginning of the videos ... it's a mix of pieces
from the time of Adrien le Roy. I don't think Gordon currently has any
plans to do a full CD of four-course
At 03:42 PM 9/23/2008, Eleanor Smith wrote:
Thought this had better go to the list as a whole...
These pieces are all available on the Fires of Love CD that's
advertised at the beginning of the videos ... it's a mix of pieces
from the time of Adrien le Roy. I don't think Gordon currently has any
Hi Monica and List,
About that unusual Scheidler tuning: I believe it was considered the
usual guitar tuning in that area of Germany at the time, according to
Koch. Sorry I can't tell you the page number:
Koch, Heinrich Christoph. Musicalisches Lexicon. Frankfurt: Hermann
Heard on a recent ³Prairie Home Companion² show:
What¹s the difference between a rock guitarist and a classical guitarist?
A rock guitarist plays three chords for a thousand people, and a classical
guitarist . . .²
[they didn't need to finish; audience was already laughing]
Jocelyn
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