[EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > it is a chimera. > Other than wishful thinking, there is no evidence for use of a theorbo > second course strung in octaves; indeed, since the stress of a higher > octave second would exceed the maximum breaking stress, it is highly > unlikely.
The second course at the upper octave was standard for English theorboes, some of which were pitched in A. So either your "maximum breaking stress" is overly pessimistic, or you've just proved that the English theorbo was also a chimera. HP
