I've got the Lute Society's bandora on loan. It's a nice instrument.
used to have one years ago but I'd forgotten how difficult it is to get
these things tolerably in tune. Here's a go at three very short pieces
from Thomas Brown's 'Bandore and lyra viol book' (about which I know
nothing), copied out years ago by Donald Gill. (And thanks to Peter
Forrester). The tuning isn't quite right - but not too far out, I hope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipGcIA8EUX8
and here's a couple of RT's uke tunes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f22GLlsLZug
Stuart
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