Hi--Last week I asked the list about tuning my 14 course attiorbato as a tiorbino...well I decided to keep it as a liuto attiorbato. I had not played it at all for several years and I am now having a blast playing some of the archlute rep as well as ren lute music including Dowland (don't be too shocked...) Anyway--I have a question about my lute. It was my first lute, bought in 1994 from the early Music Shop and was originally 12 courses. I'm not sure what its based on, but it looks like the V&A Choc attiorbato. It is signed thus: T.A. Johnson, Newcastle on Tyne 1991. Does anyone have any info on this maker? And any ideas on why it was made with just 12 courses? I have since converted it to 14 courses and it works great.
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