> > Maybe the chitarrone is indeed a 'big kithara', rather than a 'big chitarra' (or 'big kuitra')?
> Chitarrone is the decendant of both, because they are the one, a decendant > of Roman era lutes. > RT In wikipedia it reads: 'It is important to note that- although theorbo and chitarrone are virtually identical, they have different evolutionary origins, the chitarrone being a descendant of chitarra italiana (hence its name).' Makes you wonder who the author thinks that the ancestors of the theorbo were. Maybe better to admit it is speculation. Like they sometimes say: 'even a bastard has only one father....' Lex To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
