Re: Complete copy of the 6-course vihuela by Belchior Dias

[Roman Turovsky]

> Perhaps a clue would be if the hole were the correct size to hold a peg,
> presumably, though not necessarily, it would be the same size as the other
> peg holes.  Also, the hole would be slightly conical to accommodate the
> shape of the peg.  There might also be a residue of chalk, soap or whatever
> was used to dope pegs back then.
> 
> To me that might seem most likely to indicate an early experiment with 6
> courses on a guitar.  Would that make more sense historically?
Isn't the guitar simply "a vihuela missing 1st and 6th courses" in some
vihuelist's words?
RT
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Roman M. Turovsky
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