Mrs John Mellon, 1804

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Comment by Herman Vandecauter on December 20, 2011 at 9:24

thanks Jelma! & this one!

http://www.vintage-instruments.com/photos/23384z.jpg

Comment by Lars Hedelius-Strikkertsen on December 19, 2011 at 23:23

Yes Guiliani or perhaps Sor.

Comment by Jelma van Amersfoort on December 19, 2011 at 22:58

And if the men all looked like Giuliani... However. It is a sort of harp-lute like this one: http://www.vintage-instruments.com/photos/23382z.jpg by Lévien, Paris ca. 1825. The photo is from here. 

Comment by Lars Hedelius-Strikkertsen on December 19, 2011 at 22:05

if all women just looked like that today :-)

Comment by Herman Vandecauter on December 19, 2011 at 20:20

It has a victorian look!

Comment by Mark Day on April 20, 2011 at 12:35

Yeah, you're right. The loops are just wider than I'm used to seeing. I forgot you can tie much simpler knots with gut since it has more natural grip. I'm used to stupid slippery nylon where you have to put what seems like 10 twists into it to get it to hold so the resulting knots look different.

Interesting instrument none the less. I presume it is flat backed, but I wonder how it would sound bowled out like a balalaika?

Comment by Rob MacKillop on April 19, 2011 at 13:00

No, I see eight strings on the bridge, and eight pegs...

Comment by Mark Day on April 19, 2011 at 12:20

Kinda like this:

http://www.instrumentalsavings.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=L...

 

If you look at the bridge, however, there are more courses than there are pegs!

Comment by Mark Day on April 19, 2011 at 12:17

It also looks like an early "travel lute".

Comment by Rob MacKillop on April 19, 2011 at 9:55

Looks like she is playing a Db9th chord!