Sterling, I once approached a luthier to do this and he advised me that the fingerboard shape and spacing was not able to be converted to Baroque tuning. I'm not sure whether this was hard-sell to get a new new instrument, but it did result in a new instrument anyway. Regards, Michael.
sterling price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear lutenetters, > > Here is a reply from a series of questions which I > (privately) put to > Arto about converting a lute into a theorbo. Since so many lutes were converted to so many different configurations historicaly, this sort of thing seems like a good way to learn more about lute construction. I have wondered how a 7c lute can evolve into a 13c. Sterling __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes --
