Well, it started life as a mandolin, but somewhere along the line it has been fitted with a guitar 'trapeze' tail-piece and bridge. The headstock has also been sawn back from eight to six tuners to carry 6 single strings.
Yes...Poor thing. I also own one of these Neopolitan mandolins, brought back from Italy after WWII. New strings but little used and still in its case. Best Wishes Ron (UK) -----Original Message----- From: Edward Martin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 2:01 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [LUTE] Re: Is this a Lute?? (fwd) I have one, almost identical to it. It is very small, and it was brought to the USA from Messina, Italy, after WWII. ed At 08:48 PM 1/26/2009 -0500, Wayne Cripps wrote: >You can see the pictures at > >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/kayla/InstrumentX002.jpg >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/kayla/InstrumentX004.jpg > >I would say "mandolin" (from 1880 to 1920) ...poor thing! > > Wayne > > >Forwarded message: > > From: kayla clem <[email protected]> > > Subject: [LUTE] Is this a Lute?? > > > > > > I've attached pictures of an instrument I found that I believe may be a > Lute. > > > > Whatever it is...somebody tried turning it into a guitar. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Kayla xoxo > > > > > > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.13/1916 - Release Date: >1/26/2009 7:08 AM Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [email protected] voice: (218) 728-1202
