So, as I did 23 years ago I took my old attiorbato and tuned it as a Tiorbino (that's an octave theorbo by the way). You have not lived till you've heard De Vissee on a solo Tiorbino. This very spiffy instrument can be used wherever a solo theorbo is used and it has the added advantage of extreme portability. I've been sitting here in the back seat of my Mustang playing theorbo music during work breaks. A Tiorbino sounds very distinctive in the lute world. It sounds very much like a small harp. Please do thyself a favor and try putting Tiorbino strings on thy attiorbato. ---Sterling
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