On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:54:38 -0400, Geoff Gaherty wrote > On 25/09/13 7:20 PM, R. Mattes wrote: > > Yes, I always try to avid open bass strings ... esp. on theorbo. > > > > Sorry, couldn't resist;-) > > That's the difference between a bowed string and a plucked string.
Well, that was partly my question: is there any evidence for the avoidance of open strings on bowed instruments from the Renaissance or Baroque period? Somehow the craze for "d'amore" instruments seems to indicate the oposite. Cheers, RalfD To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
