"Weiss" theorbo is an exception.
RT
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Roman M. Turovsky
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> Now I'm confused. Didn't Stewart (and others) identify a theorbo as a lute
> with re-entrant tunings? So if one avoids re-entrant tunings, is it still a
> theorbo?
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> Tim Kuntz
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "David Rastall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: "LUTE-LIST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 9:38 PM
> Subject: Re: also....
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>>> I'm just curious: why is it without the first string? Is it just that
>>> the chanterelle can't sustain that playing length?
>> Yes, and to avoid re-entrant tunings.
>> RT
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>>>> A large (80cm+) triple-swan-neck baroque lute sans first string.
>>>> It works VERY well for Bach cello suites.
>>>> RT
>>>>> What is a "Weiss theorbo" exactly?
>>>>> Alain
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>>>>> At 01:41 PM 3/22/04, Roman Turovsky wrote:
>>>>>> I have put another interesting photo, that of a triple-swan-neck
>>>>>> lute from
>>>>>> Deutsches Museum in M?, on
>>>>>> http://polyhymnion.org/swv/vita.html
>>>>>> RT
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