You misunderstand the point: for larger theorboes, ie those that would
normally be required to lower the 2nd an octave as well as the first, the
physics doesn't work. Of course, for smaller theorboes (say, less than
around 80cm) only the first would normally be required to be lowered (as
the Old Ones, indeed, tell us).
Might I also refer you to earlier communications on this; both in this
forum, FoMRHI etc.
Howard Posner
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> 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
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