Thursday trivia

Re: Thursday trivia

This is truely a WAG. Is it a type of sitar?

Re: Thursday trivia (hint)

Not really, it has a specific name. As a hint, the name starts with a "T"

Re: Thursday trivia (hint)

A TWANGER???????

First of all it's beautiful or maybe

tbeautiful. I've never seen before. I sure don't know but together maybe we can get somewhere. My thoughts, all up for reevaluation.

The pattern looks mid east in origination but even in the 1600's stuff traveled so it could be Mediterranean or southern Europe--Italy to Turkey. The given 1600's date, pear shape, and ornate sound hole probably classifies it as a lute of some kind. Since there is no rounded bridge it is probably pluck rather than bowed. For the same reason with the multiple string arrangement it looks as if it would be tuned to a western scale and not far east as they were more often bowed with a different tonal range. The long string length without frets makes it able to play lower registers as well as the fretted mid range but the long strings cannot play but a single note. Finally, there is no visual scale, but I'm thinking it is more guitar/lute sized rather than a sitar or ukeleli. I have no clue of a name other than tempting.

Re: First of all it's beautiful or maybe

It is German in this case. This is a modern reproduction of a 1670 instrument. Another hint, the name has 7 letters and ends with an "O"

Can I Have An R, Pat?

yep ;-)

T_ _ _ R _ O

buy a vowel, "e"

Re: Including Gary's e...

I'd like to have a: h, another o, and d. I'd like to solve the puzzle please. Wander if I could trade the gold Uni-saw for Vanna, : ' >.

OK

T_ E _ R _ O

ok, but no d

T H E O R _ O

Re: Thursday trivia answer *LINK*

The answer is theorbo. I am attaching a link to a video of someone playing one.


Playing a theorbo

Another link *LINK*

a link with a bit of info about the instrument.


Theorbo

Re: So...

I'm seeing backwards, : ' >. Turn my "d" around, 180*

Thanks for the question

;-)