>> Reusner, Esaias, Neue Lauten-Fruchte 1676. In the >> mannuscript additions in the copy now housed at Staatsbibliothek >> Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin (Mus.ms. 18380) are pieces for a >> 12-course lute. > > Yes, on p. 58 (i. e. fol. 27v) starts a suite in D major. At some > places, a 12th course is required for a full B minor chord. However, > then standard D minor tuning is used. > > Even a bit earlier, Rostock XVII-54 (compiled in southwest Germany > around 1670, probably) requires a 12th course at some places. > > Unfortunately, mention of a 12th course does not allow conclusions > regarding the construction of the related lute. IOW, 12th course doesn't > necessarily imply double headed lute.
I think Per Kjetil Farstad mentions that the famous picture of Ernst Gottlieb Baron shows him holding a 12-course lute. His lute is definetly not a double headed one. Are -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
