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Offline eric

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Theorbo
« on: June 20, 2019, 07:57:12 AM »
You guys I need one of these:

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Re: Theorbo
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2019, 08:45:04 AM »
Now there's an instrument design that did not take the possibility of air travel into consideration.

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Re: Theorbo
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2019, 09:11:09 AM »
Yo eric, you need a longer arm.

Offline lindy

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Re: Theorbo
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2019, 09:30:32 AM »
If I'm reluctant to buy a 12-string guitar because of the potential time required for tuning, then the Theorbo is definitely off my want list.

John, did your comment have anything to do with the last statement the player makes at the end of the vid? If not, I encourage you to listen/watch to the end to find out that hassles at ports of entry did not begin in the 20th century.

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Offline Rivers

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Re: Theorbo
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2019, 11:04:42 PM »
Wow, mind thoroughly blown. Elizabeth Kenny is an amazingly cool person.
More on the instrument here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theorbo

Questions I have are what was the extended neck made from to keep it light enough for the instrument to remain in balance, and how is it tuned, particularly the four unfrettable bass strings.

Since it's probably right up his street I hope David Lindley picks one up at some point.

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