Do not not forget the enormous proliferation in the 18th centyry of
ARCHCITTERNS as well, and some of them were called archlutes.
RT 
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Roman M. Turovsky
http://polyhymnion.org/swv

>> UMI Research Press Ann Arbor Michigan by Tharald Borgir, it is stated
>> that the archlute increased in popularity after about 1680 because of
>> the introduction of  wound strings which it louder and, as it was
>> more agile than the theorbo, more practical for continuo.
>> 
>> cheers,
> Interesting information. Does he give any evidence for this opinion? 



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