Hallo, last Weekend I spent in Dresden to meet Pedro Cabral and Wolfgang Meyer. Wolfgang Meyer gave me the three photographs of his Gibson, a five course instrument as described. Inside you see the little wooden ledge that is the underconstruction of the soundpost. The glued-on bridge could be a later construction along with the five-course decision. Along with the (not original) sound post. (as we discussed before) As a soundpost is significant for instruments played with a bow, is there a period, when some luthier would make use of the long string length and make a five -course cittern-cello? The signature looks like "Will Gibson, Dublin". The instrument itself is in a sad condition, the back eaten by wood-worms....
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