Hi Arto and All,
I suggest a trawl through the iconography, counting pegs as well as
strings. I have seen at least a couple of 6c lutes with double first -
sorry the references elude me for the moment. But it was very common to
have a double first in the late 16th/17th C, as evidenced by surviving
instruments (including the little treble lute from the Venere workshop,
and most liuti attiorbati) and writings - Dowland, Robinson, Mace, etc.
Double firsts seem not to be popular these days, presumably because they
are a little difficult to play on (I speak from experience) and possibly
also because they imply a lower pitch than we currently tend to regard
as normal.
Best wishes,
Martin
On 19/11/2011 16:10, wikla wrote:
Dear collective wisdom,
is there any evidence of using double chanterelle on 6 course lutes?
(If memory serves, there is at least one liuto attiorbato stringed so.)
Arto
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