Martina Rosenberger wrote: > Hi All > meanwhile I talked to Dr. Michel
Glad to hear you managed to get in touch with him. He never replied to my email. > and he too is quite sure, that in 1755 that Vienna instrument was a cittern. I guess that's settled then. Quite interesting since there seems to be so little reference at all to citterns in Austria. > The director of the museum where the Archduke Ferdinand cittern is exhibited, > had no clue, because "they have never specialized in folk instruments". (Tried to think of a snappy comment to that, but words failed me) > I still try to find an Austrian specialist for the item. I don't think you'll find anybody with more knowledge than Dr. Michel, but you never know. Frank Nordberg http://www.musicaviva.com http://www.tablatvre.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
