Ad 1. It didn't. At least, not in Italy. May I add that I play a copy
of a Sellas liuto attiorbato with double first. And it's sheer joy as
it tends t to kinda "sing".
Ad 2. My guess is that players tended to prefer the single first
because it strikes the ear when the first course is out of time in
itself.
Ad 4. Same guess as for #2.
Mathias
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Von: Edward Martin
Betreff: [LUTE] Double first courses (chanterelles)
Datum: 21.01.2018, 21:54 Uhr
An: lute net
Dear Collective wisdom,
When did double first courses cease to exist on renaissance lutes? We
know from early on, and from the middle ages, they were double strung
on every course, including the treble. In terms of iconographical
evidence, I looked at the Caravaggio "Lute Player", an the subject (he
or she) is playing a 6 course lute, double strung throughout, including
the treble, and there are 6 pegs on the upper and lower side of the peg
box. Caravaggio's birth- death dates are 1571��1610. So, perhaps
his
subject had an old fashioned lute for the time, or perhaps
double-strung first courses lasted longer than we may think.
Vihuelas also her double strung in the first courses, at least the
instruments show 12 pegs for the 6-course vihuela.
I tried to look up some information to answer my questions, but I could
not find any in the sources I used.
So, my questions are:
1. When did the double first courses stop, or go out of vogue? Was
it universal, or did some countries / nationalities stop the practice
earlier or later than others.? Did Francesco use a double first
course?
2. Why did the double chanterelle stop? We know that later, lutes
only had pegs and pegboxes to accommodate a single treble.
3. What evidence is there to support the "when and why" of this
practice?
4. If a double chanterelle was the norm for a great part of the
renaissance, why is it that it is so infrequently that we see a modern
player doing this practice?
Thanks in advance.
ed
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