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Really nice, I like the second one especially.
I was wondering, looking at the paintings, do those ones have flat bottoms, or is that shadowing that the artist put in?
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
I suspect he wonders of the staves of the backs are coved.
Just a guess.
Bill
IM(NS)HO
I love what you've done with the ace of spades type hole in the second one.
Do we ow why they have the second mini-hole in the paintings? or maybe that's a bit too detailed to have survived the passing of the centuries.
Eoin
"Forget that anyone is listening to you and always listen to yourself" - Fryderyk Chopin
It was mainly a stylistic thing. There are also later paintings where the upper rosette is in the shape of a church window. The style is probably from the oud, where the medieval lute came from, as those have 3 soundholes.
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I'm still not sure I understand... sorry. The back is flattened in the paintings? That seems unlikely given other evidence.
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
Sound and video sample of kwitra:
Sound and video sample of early medieval lute:
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
I like the multifunction aspect. A quill plectrum that can be used to jot down notes. Or jab critics.
i loved how the second instrument in the video sounded(Lute?).
at times it almost looked as though there were faint glimmers of frets, i looked back at your pictures(the first instrument), and looking at the front and back, it appears to have nylon tied around the neck to act as a fret?
am i correct on this?(i know nothing about a Lute)
i always look at your threads, always amazed with the instruments.
thank you for posting
d
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
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