Lute family definations ...

2003-10-09 Thread Tim Mills
In reading the swan vs. bass rider discussion thread, it made me wonder if I really did understand what characteristics define instruments of the Lute family. I have a metal strung long neck Lute - is it a chitarrone because it has non-paired metal strings? I have two 14-course lutes, one with

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2003-10-09 Thread Arthur Ness (boston)
Rob MacKillop wrote: Scuse me for being a bit bored by this discussion. It will go on forever = and ever... If you like it, play it. If you don't, don't. But please = don't present statements without going into the whole thing much more = deeply. There are TWO different versions in the ms. The