Howard,

--- howard posner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> the
> first
> > and second courses red but also the BASS string
> only
> > of the 7th course.  All the other ones are pale.
> > Why?
> 
> Maybe as a visual cue, the way harpists color their
> C and F strings  
> today...

Makes perfect sense for the 7th course.  ...but the
top two?  Those are probably the easiest two strings
to find.  Note that it is a ten course lute and that
the artist (Rubens?) has paid special attention to
render details such as the single chanterelle and then
double courses for the rest.    

Chris


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