I think, that one should be careful not to generalize. Like today
(where some even play with singles on ALL courses), there were
different uses also in the olden days. And look at the later 6 string
guitar, which even had double strung chanterelles for a period in time.
G.
On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 9:29 AM, Antonio Corona
<[1]abcor...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote:
Dear Edward,
Despite what the pegs on the vihuelas suggest, I've found plenty
of
evidence that it was strung with a single first. We need to
review our
ideas on the subject of vihuela stringing ...
Best wishes
Antonio
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From: Edward Martin <[2]edvihuel...@gmail.com>
To: lute net <[3]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Sunday, 21 January 2018, 14:56
Subject: [LUTE] Double first courses (chanterelles)
Dear Collective wisdom,
When did double first courses cease to exist on renaissance
lutes?
We
know from early on, and from the middle ages, they were double
strung
on every course, including the treble. In terms of
iconographical
evidence, I looked at the Caravaggio "Lute Player", an the
subject
(he
or she) is playing a 6 course lute, double strung throughout,
including
the treble, and there are 6 pegs on the upper and lower side of
the
peg
box. Caravaggio's birth- death dates are 1571à ¢1610. So,
perhaps
his
subject had an old fashioned lute for the time, or perhaps
double-strung first courses lasted longer than we may think.
Vihuelas also her double strung in the first courses, at least the
instruments show 12 pegs for the 6-course vihuela.
I tried to look up some information to answer my questions, but I
could
not find any in the sources I used.
So, my questions are:
1. When did the double first courses stop, or go out of vogue?
Was
it universal, or did some countries / nationalities stop the
practice
earlier or later than others.? Did Francesco use a double first
course?
2. Why did the double chanterelle stop? We know that later,
lutes
only had pegs and pegboxes to accommodate a single treble.
3. What evidence is there to support the "when and why" of this
practice?
4. If a double chanterelle was the norm for a great part of the
renaissance, why is it that it is so infrequently that we see a
modern
player doing this practice?
Thanks in advance.
ed
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