Sad news from Cleveland. I’ve been asked to inform the lute community that
lutenist, LSA member and Case Western Music Librarian Stephen Toombs has passed
away after a brief illness. Such a fine musician and man. Further details will
be available in the obituary in tomorrow’s Cleveland Plain
All good stuff Martin - and a couple of pics I hadn't seen before.
Thank you.
Re the significance (or not) of coloured strings: I've previously
wondered whether they might simply relate to the place where the
strings were made. This does not necessarily rule out loaded strings
