There is a great difference........  The diuffonbruchar is 64 cm, tuned in 
"f".  The other 2 are soprano lutes, at 44 cm, tuned in high "c" or 
"d".  The higher pitched instruments are very nice for some ensemble 
playing, but I would get an all-around better instrument that would serve 
all purposes, so something in "g" would work best.

ed

At 03:54 PM 9/22/2006 -0400, Kay Lay wrote:
>Thanks, everyone, for your advice! I got two recommendations for
>Marcello and an e-mail from him, so I am strongly considering his
>6-course Duiffopruchar:
>http://www.armandpilon.com/galleries/duiffo6.html
>
>Another lute I really liked was the Descant by Larry Brown:
>http://lkbrownviolins.com/descant_lute.htm
>
>And the third, the most beautiful one:
>http://www.lucianofaria.com/Imagens/WendelioVenere1.jpg
>It is also the cheapest (perhaps because of the 44 cm string-length),
>and is a treble lute; I'm not sure what difference this makes.
>
>Anyway, does anyone have an opinion on which one I ought to choose?
>They are all fine lutes, I think.
>
>
>
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