Hi: As per my question before, is it not true that Prestoninvented the watchkey tuners, but the fan tuners that are on this instrument are Portuguese in origin? I've never seen that type of tuner on an EG. Brad
Martina Rosenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thank you, Stuart for the direct link. I have no evidence, but my feeling starts alarm all over concerning the date of age. Without other clues there is no telling, whether this thing was possibly built in the beginning of 20th century as a fashionable Mandola or just the bridge and the nut are altered for playing it Mandola style. I don't believe it to be 18th century. Martina "Stuart Walsh" schrieb: > Brad McEwen wrote: > > Hi: > > > > Gavin Davenport sent me a link to eBay where there was a Paul hathway > > Renaissance cittern for sale. bidding has now ended on that one, but there > > is an EG for sale there. It says mid 18th C English Guittar by james Earp. > > However, it has a Portugues style headstock and fan tuners. > > > > Anyone have an idea about what this is, who th emaker was? Could it be > > evidence that the fan tuners were in fact not Portugues in origin but > > British? Or was it imported by James Erp, rather than made by him? > > > > In any event, could it be one of the earliest examples of fan tuners? > > > > Item No. 130079810828 > > > > Brad > > > > > Here's a direct link: > > http://cgi.ebay.ie/mid-18th-century-Guitar-cittern-by-James-Earp_W0QQitemZ130079810828QQihZ003QQcategoryZ621QQcmdZViewItem > > I wonder why the seller thinks it's from the mid 18th century? I've > never come across James Earp - nor seen 18th century instruments with > the maker's name so prominently displayed. > > The use of mahogany for back and sides doesn't seem right. I don't think > I recall seeing MoP inlays on the fretboard on 18th century instruments. > > The strings configuration of 4x3 would be very unusual indeed. > > Someone published a tutor for the Portuguese guitar in Britain in the > late 19th century. Maybe this instrument is from that time rather than > the mid 18th. > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > -- --------------------------------- Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. --
