> The vihuela is a guitar-shaped instrument tuned like the renaissance
> lute. It was played in Spain in the 16th century in preference to
> the lute (although by no means exclusively so). It has been
> suggested that the Spanish preferred the vihuela because of the
> lute's association with the Moors.
This suggestion can be happily eliminated from future descriptions as there
is iconography testifying to the contrary.
RT
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