[LUTE] Re: 5 + 9 theorbo?

2014-01-12 Thread Geoff Gaherty
On 12/01/14 12:42 AM, heiman.dan...@juno.com wrote: Instrument(s) for sale:http://bit.ly/1ddztq7 If I count correctly, this instrument has1 single chanterelle + 4 double courses on the fingerboard9 single courses on the extension. Is there any historical, modern or practical justification for

[LUTE] Re: 5 + 9 theorbo?

2014-01-12 Thread Christopher Stetson
Hi, Daniel, Geoff, and all. I believe current thinking is that this is a version of a chitarrone francese. Stephen Barber and Sandi Harris offer their version in their catalog (No. 21): [1]http://www.lutesandguitars.co.uk/htm/cat10.htm with the famous painting and a concise

[LUTE] Re: 5 + 9 theorbo?

2014-01-12 Thread WALSH STUART
On 12/01/2014 13:21, Geoff Gaherty wrote: On 12/01/14 12:42 AM, heiman.dan...@juno.com wrote: Instrument(s) for sale:http://bit.ly/1ddztq7 If I count correctly, this instrument has1 single chanterelle + 4 double courses on the fingerboard9 single courses on the extension. Is there any

[LUTE] Re: 5 + 9 theorbo?

2014-01-12 Thread Alexander Batov
Bravo, Stuart! On 12/01/2014 23:06, WALSH STUART wrote: As you say: quite heavily built and rather odd designs. Presumably the makers in Pakistan - or wherever - are simply meeting the brief thay have been given. Ebay 'lute' is flooded with these things: odd, bizarre, heavily built, 'needs