I wasn't talking about circumstantial evidence. Solving a murder that left no corpse (nor a painting thereof) behind is an ungrateful thing. RT ______________ Roman M. Turovsky http://polyhymnion.org/swv
> Are you suggesting that my research and conclusions > about the vihuela are based on wishful thinking? > Not nice ... not nice > Antonio > > --- Roman Turovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribi??> >>>> Isn't the guitar > simply "a vihuela missing 1st >>>> and >>>>>> 6th courses" in some >>>>>> vihuelist's words? >>>>>> RT >>>>>> ______________ >>>>>> Roman M. Turovsky >>>>>> http://polyhymnion.org/swv >>>>>> >>>>> No, that is a simplistic and literal >>>> interpretation of >>>>> a discussion about tuning and stringing. What >>>> Bermudo >>>>> (who was not a vihuelist) meant is that the >> tuning >>>> of >>>>> the guitar has the same intervals as the four >>>> inner >>>>> courses of the vihuela. >>>> I am not convinced. It seems to me that chitarra >>>> alla spagnola is simply a >>>> vihuela/viola-da-mano simplified for proletarian >>>> usage (and chitarra >>>> all'italiana a lute simplified for proletarian >>>> usage). >>>> RT >>> Suit yourself, >>> best wishes >>> Antonio >> We are all suiting ourselves. Anyone's notion of >> vihuela is legitimate, >> regardless of the fact that it is based on wishful >> thinking, given the >> "profusion" of tangible vihuela evidence. Some of >> this wishful thinking is >> exceptionally good when translated into lutherie, >> Cezar Mateus' for example. >> I haven't heard Sasha Batov's vihuelas yet, but I am >> looking forward to a >> possibility. >> In short, "vihuela" is fair game, like in an old >> joke about an Armenian and >> his purple horse. Asked how come his horse was >> purple, the Armenian >> answered: "It is mine, and I paint it any color I >> choose." >> RT >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Informaci??e Estados Unidos y Am?ca Latina, en Yahoo! Noticias. > Vis?nos en http://noticias.espanol.yahoo.com > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
