Roman Turovsky wrote: > And I do. One of the earliest pieces of iconographic evidence shows a > sevenstringer with a raised fingerboard. > It is in my torban pages "regional iconography". > RT > > Guitars have been made with lots of variations in design and tuning.
For example, Russian guitars - with seven strings and detachable necks. Good job that they've got raised fingerboards. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stuart Walsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:17 PM > Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: [Viols] "cello" - Italian > > > >>> Not only. Russian guitar is a cittern, but got a guitarlike body, for >>> similar evolutionary reasons. >>> >>> >> I really, really don't think the Russian guitar is a cittern. >> >> Guitar - yes. Cittern - definitely not. >> >> >> >>> RT >>> >>> >>> >>> From: "Lex Eisenhardt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> >>>>> There is also such thing as evolutionary convergence. A hornet-fly has >>>>> developed the look of a real hornet, to avoid getting eaten. Ditto >>>>> >>>>> >>>> theorbo. >>>> >>>> >>>>> RT >>>>> >>>>> >>>> There is one essential difference. Evolution only works with living >>>> creatures. >>>> Lex >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > > >
