How do I know? Well, because it would hardly ever occur to me that the
instrument with such a distinctive body and peg head shape, number of
strings, and in the place and time to be played with a bow. But if
that's not a problem for you, make of it what you will, it's entirely
your choice. I wonder who else might have had some similar idea on this
list, I might be astonished to know?! Or we could have a vote ... "bowed
or not" ...
By the way, the illustration is from this book: "La chitarra Giustiniani
Antonio Stradivari 1681", Gianpaolo Gregori, Cremona: Consorzio Liutai e
Archettai Antonio Stradivari, 1998
I'm not sure if writing to the author and suggesting your alternative
interpretation would be a good idea though.
In the mean time, here is a separate page with a larger image of the
fragment under discussion:
http://www.vihuelademano.com//current/pages/4course-guitar-Italy-c.1560.htm
Alexander
On 29/01/2013 14:39, Monica Hall wrote:
How do you know that this instrument is a 4-course guitar. There is
no way of telling as far as I can see that is intended to be plucked
rather than played with a bow.
As ever
Monica
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