But, … doubled gut frets! I was struck by how classical guitar-like the fretboard was. Then I kept thinking the extension would probably have to be longer on a HIP instrument. Now I know. Thanks. Hull and spars notwithstanding, am I right in imagining the rigging isn’t very different from a harp guitar?
Sean On Oct 10, 2016, at 11:06 AM, Jarosław Lipski <[email protected]> wrote: > The instrument in question is not an archlute or liuto attiorbato, but a > liuto forte. Some lute players like Luca Pianca, Luciano Contini, Eric > Bellocq and many others use it, however I would be far from saying that this > is a historical instrument - see here http://liuto-forte.com/ueb_00_en.html > <http://liuto-forte.com/ueb_00_en.html> It’s easier to play and was specially > created with guitarists in mind. > Also Lucas fingering in Vivaldi isn’t really Baroque. Having said that, his > performance from musical point of view was successful, and I am glad to see > people talking about music on this list :) > Best > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
