Hello Stuart,
Well, you asked for a punt and here's mine: I suggest it is a 6
course mandora (gallichon)
converted to a guitar by shortening the neck (from, say 68/69cm) to
bring the string length in line with early 19th century guitars (ie
62/63cm). We certainly know that
speculation.
Eugene
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To: Stuart Walsh
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Subject: [LUTE] Re: RV93 - OT... what's this?
Hello Stuart,
Well, you
On 04/01/2011 09:39, Martyn Hodgson wrote:
It is much more likely that the instrument required is the 18th
century Italian 'leuto'.. The general size of these instruments can be
deduced
from contemporary iconography and there are good early/mid 18th century
Italian
