It looks more like one of those fake lutes built by Signor Franciolini... -----Mensaje original----- De: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de Alexander Batov Enviado el: miércoles, 27 de enero de 2010 14:19 Para: Roman Turovsky CC: [email protected] Asunto: [LUTE] Re: A mandora by Hoffmann (1733) on eBay?
They are as authentic as those of any other Lautenguitarre or the like, not to say that dreary varnish on the back that has nothing to do with Joh. Christian Hoffmann whatsoever! I just wish somebody would buy it as firewood so that it will eventually perish from the net ... but then you might just as well burn your money :) AB Roman Turovsky wrote: > As I recall from a different set of photos of the same instrument that > were circulated 1-2 years ago: > the shell and neck from the rear looked pretty old and authentic. The > soundboard is new for sure. > RT To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
