> From: "Rob MacKillop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:19:49 +0100 > To: "'vihuela list'" <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Icon alert -- vihuela in newly-recovered Valencia > Cathedral fresco > > Roger, > > Is that a plectrum between index and middle finger, or has the plaster > fallen off? And do the strings go to the bottom of the instrument (like a > cittern)? Looks like there might be a bridge under the players hand. The > strings are at a different angle each side of the hand. > > Rob >
Rob; I just took a look at the tail-end and it looks like the strings terminate at that rectangular bridge an inch or so from the absolute rear edge. That might be the only bridging device present. The distortion might be due to being painted on a curved surface/ceiling dome (and intentional)? I think there's some information missing rather than the strings being gathered close together at the visible bridge -- can't say for sure. The two visible frets say the string length should be long (no second bridge under his hand). If you double-size the image you can make out body-depth around more of the sides, front in particular, neck-joint too. And it sure does look like 5 fat twisted rope single strings to me. I believe the better looking sections are original and untouched surface. Roger To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
