Very interesting, David, thank you. Perhaps it's a coincidence but there are no tastini in this group either. Is there any iconographic evidence for them?. Number 5 does seem to show a canted first fret that would fit A#'s, D#'s and F#'s. (Of course, like #1 it may only be a drafting error. The 2nd fret looks a little iffy too) It also has only 6 tied frets!
I have a blown up copy of the lute from the Ambassador painting and it clearly shows doubled frets. But not graded. Sean Smith At 12:45 PM 10/18/03, you wrote: >http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/single.htm
