Dear collected wisdom, I'm rather wondering what the minimum number of tiedA frets is for historicalA lute instruments, notably for theorbo(s). I am unfortunately having toA considerA having an instrument shortened for travel purposes, and this may involve reducing the stopped string length; I know of many large theorboes with only 8 tied frets, but are there any with only 7?
With best wishes, BenjaminA -- [1]www.luthiste.com t +33 (0) 6 71 79 98 98 -- References 1. http://www.luthiste.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
