The more I read about the lute during the 16th century, the more it seems to me that the norm for string length then was closer to 65 cm than the 60 cm which seems more favored and common today. Are we (myself included) - who choose the shorter mensur - wimps? If classical guitarists of all shapes and sizes can manage a 64 cm mensur, should we lutenists not be able to do likewise? Just wondering . . . -Ned
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