On 28/10/2011 17:32, Monica Hall wrote:
Very interesting. Am I right in thinking that the instrument has octave stringing on the 5th and 6th courses - with the bourdon on the thumb side of a course?As far as I know, the only gut-strung plucked instrument with octaves on the basses arranged so that the thumb hits the high octave first is the pesky guitar!Monica
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