Just go there first, Valéry : http://lutegroup.ning.com/profile/JMP ;-)

Jean-Marie

======= 03-06-2008 16:45:21 =======

>I think you are speaking of the lute player, in Troyes (France) Beaux-arts
>museum, with uncertain attribution to Rubens.
>I saw many times the original and some strings are red on the painting (the
>original is more than human size... beautiful picture of course) I remember
>it is a ten course lute. (and the player wearing a sword, not very
>comfortable to play lute...) Next time I go to Troyes I'll have a close look
>to the strings...
>
>You have some more infos here and clicking on "vue complete" you can see on
>the zoom  the red strings...
><http://www.ville-troyes.fr/scripts/musees/publigen/content/templates/show.a
>sp?P=346&L=FR&SYNC=Y>
>
>If cut, paste the ling between the two <>
>V.
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : howard posner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>Envoyé : mardi 3 juin 2008 16:32
>À : Lute
>Objet : [LUTE] Re: Double headed 12c/loaded/Demi-filé
>
>On Jun 3, 2008, at 6:24 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> the lute
>> player on the cover of Hoppy's 'Vieux Gaultier' CD
>> (who's the artist?) plays an instument with the first
>> and second courses red but also the BASS string only
>> of the 7th course.  All the other ones are pale.
>> Why?
>
>Maybe as a visual cue, the way harpists color their C and F strings  
>today...
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