Thanks for the information about the wonderful concert, David. A rare opportunity, I suspect. I've little hope that they'll get down to my part of the country. I would love to hear Jakob's Rauwold instrument in person but will have to settle for a CD. I wonder how the modification of 7 or 8 course lutes into 10 or 11 courses was done. Assuming the original top was kept, did the interiour barring have to be modified to withstand the added tension? I also wonder, having heard and even played the instrument, in what ways you found the sound and response different from a modern instrument.
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