sal - this is a long shot but cebu is the name of a
town in the philippines famous for producing musical
instruments. it has spanish links (late 1500's) and
i'm told they make beautiful instruments:
http://talk.philmusic.com/board/
there's a small, vihuela-like instrument in the
philippines
At 08:45 PM 8/18/2005, bill kilpatrick wrote:
do you think it's possible to make a small, 5c. guitar
or vihuela without someone calling it a charango?
Of course, especially in the 17th c. when the name didn't exist. An
instrument is named whatever people are calling it...whether I like it or
