Archlute
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The archlute is a European plucked string instrument developed around 1600 as a compromise between the very large theorbo, the size and re-entrant tuning of which made for difficulties in the performa
Archlute by David Tecchler, c. 1725
Painting of a lady playing an archlute, Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Theorbo
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The theorbo is a plucked string instrument of the lute family, with an extended neck that houses the second pegbox. Like a lute, a theorbo has a curved-back sound box with a flat top, typically with o
Archlute
…archilaúd, Italian: arciliuto, German: Erzlaute) is a European plucked string instrument developed around 1600 as a compromise between the very large theorbo, the size and re-entrant tuning of which made for difficulties in the performance of solo music, and the Renaissance tenor lute, which lacked the bass…
Theorbo ref white
A 1670 painting of an English theorbo player
Il suonatore di tiorba (The Theorbo Player), a painting by Antiveduto Grammatica.
Scott Pauley playing a theorbo