Martyn,
--- Martyn Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Clearly, with modern overwound strings, 'toy'
> theorboes are possible but that is insufficient
> reason for suggesting them as the first choice
>
> MH
>
Is it really necessary to use such condescending
language? The iconographical and historical record
you sighted actually work against the point you're
making: theorbos clearly came in all shapes and sizes
with varying numbers of strings and stringing setup
(i.e. double, single, etc). Trying to "lay down the
law" and state unequivocally that we can posit exactly
how and to what pitch all of these different types of
theorbos were tuned is simply untenable as of now.
There may not have even been - and probably wasn't -
such a thing as THE theorbo back in the day. We may
eventually be able to uncover the truth, but we may
also never know. The situation is confusing enough
without the ol' Early Music Police showing up on the
scene. ;-)
Chris
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