Viola d'amore == love is blind.
I may have learned that at the Shrine to Music Museum.
Susan
On Jul 11, 2013, at 9:52 AM, theoj89...@aol.com wrote:
Off topic question: When visiting musical instrument museums, there are many
viols, and especially viola d'amores, that, instead of a
as long as she isn't tone-deaf too!
Edward Chrysogonus Yong
edward.y...@gmail.com
On 11 Jul, 2013, at 11:36 PM, Susan Trotter susanmtrot...@hotmail.com wrote:
Viola d'amore == love is blind.
I may have learned that at the Shrine to Music Museum.
Susan
On Jul 11, 2013, at 9:52
I found this:
http://violadamore.com/index.php/viola-d-amore-background-info.html
Often the long peg box is topped with a carved blindfolded cupid's
head - symbolizing the 'viola of love' derivation of the name.
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Dr. Franz Mechsner
Zum Kirschberg 40
The heads all bear a very feminine appearance, so I am surprised it is meant to
represent Cupid, but looks can be deceiving (e.g. Carravagio's lute player - I
also thought was a woman).
On Jul 11, 2013, at 13:59, Franz Mechsner franz.mechs...@gmx.de wrote:
I found this:
