Thanks, Tony. Intriguing. If this has been said previously, I've missed it. Regondi was active in England at that time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulio_Regondi
Best, Eugene -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2018 8:30 PM To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Dickens' guitar Interesting lectures on guitar in 19th century England, by Christopher Page https://www.gresham.ac.uk/series/men-women-and-guitars-in-romantic-england/ -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 5/11/18, Leonard Williams <arc...@verizon.net> wrote: Subject: [LUTE] Dickens' guitar To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Monday, 5 November, 2018, 17:20 I know this isn't exactly lutistic, but perhaps someone has some info to share: In Dickens' "Dombey & Son" (1848), a young man is advised to learn to play the guitar (or flute!) to express himself to a particular young lady. What kind of guitar would have been popular at the time? What tunes might he play? Improv to his own ingenious romantic lines? Thanks! Leonard Williams -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html