While we are picking through this - I see what looks like a lemon and
an orange. Is the other piece of fruit supposed to be a pomegranite?
And what is the silver cylinder near the bell of the oboe?
Nancy
At 10:55 AM 2/15/2010, Daniel Winheld wrote:
It's down at the bottom, next to what appears to be a plate on edge;
dangerously close to the parsnips. It appears that the bell is of a
different wood than the body; and on the whole it somewhat resembles
an extraordinary oboe played extraordinarily well by Gonzalo X. Ruiz
a few weeks ago- perhaps explaining David's interest :) -he was
part of the fine continuo support at one of his "Voices of Music"
concert.
And is that an early manifestation of a nice French Rose between the
two pegboxes- I think only two senses are getting the most play
here.
When's dinner?
> I think the bird has seen the handwriting on the wall (so to
speak) and
> is making good its escape before becoming part of the stew.
> David, I must be blind; where is the oboe?
>
> I find the oboe the most interesting :)
> dt
> At 10:59 PM 2/14/2010, you wrote:
> >Count 'em again, folks- I'm counting 7 courses on the main
pegbox.
> >Treble rider, and 12 more pegs. I've got three courses- 6 pegs
on the
> >extension, the bottom one looks like a darker wood replacement
> >(ebony?) -So we have a 10 course. There is a Dutch picture of
a young
> >man playing one of these double pegbox lutes, I will hunt the
online
> >iconography sources and get back to you all.
> >
> >It appears that a stuffed bird is trying to make an escape. No
idea
> >about that other thing, sausage/pepper grinder powder horn?
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