minstrel: vihuela

[Tadhg O Cuileannain]

There are inexpensive modern vihuelas available--they
don't look exactly like the period ones, but they are
about that size, have five strings and usually tied-on
frets.  If you live someplace with a large Hispanic
population you might be able to find one
locally--otherwise they are available on the web (Lark
in the Morning and several other web merchants carry
them).  They turn up on e-bay from time to time.

Tadhg

--- toni seales <antoniadg at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I loved all the information about guitars.  And the
> debate about period/sca-oid music, which makes me
> wish
> to be more thoughtful and informed instead of just
> flammably opinionated.
> I just was in a class (on Douce Memoire and the
> recycling of chansons) and a gentleman had a vihuela
> which was quite small.  About the size of a 3/4; a
> little narrower but pretty deep.  I had previously
> thought they were all very large.  It has 6
> synth-gut
> strings and put out a good volume and pleasant tone.
> 
> If I had a couple grand I'd order one immediately! 
> Apparently the vihuela was tuned and used more like
> a
> lute.
> Antonia
> 
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Tadhg O Cuilleannain of One Thousand Eyes
Tim Connor of Idaho Falls, Idaho
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