In einer eMail vom 12.10.2006 21:13:13 Westeurop=E4ische Normalzeit schreibt 
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> unfrettable 
> diatonically tuned strings (as many lute types had) just couldn't cope 
> across their full range in modulation.  

That is the reason that the mandora became popular and why it is probably the 
better continuo instrument for late german baroque music, than theorbo or 
archlute.

Mark

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