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"I can only add that "Kolomeyka" is still a very popular Carpathian (West-Ukrainian) folk dance and the word TANNTZ means in Hungarian ”Dance” too."

"The same Hungarian tune appears in other lute settings, as I recall in a collection of Hungarian dances compiled by Daniel Benko (unpublished).  And the original title is as I spelled it in all caps, "Tanntz" simply an antiquated…"

"I use a special set of nylon guitar strings  "Magma Transpositor" (Argentina) to tune my lute-guitar with the first string in G. The strings are thinner that the ones from a usual classical guitar light tension set."

"I have access to a lute-guitar... however, it looks far more like a lute than the one you have. The fretboard is not raised and the bowl seems larger. Does you have any idea about appropriate string tension?  String length is close to the…"

"Dear Arthur! I am really impressed by your very important 'historical' comment. The word "Tannz" means "Dance" in Russian, for example. That's why Chilesotti titles this peace as "Polacca" - "Slavic…"

"That's a nice performance.  One needs to be careful with Chilesotti's titles.  All of the pieces he calls "danza" in the Codice Lauten-Buch are titled "Tannz" in the original manuscript.   In 1880…"

"The body is made of oakand is braced like for renaissance lute."

"That thing has a sweet tone, too. So much nicer than a modern "classical" guitar with all its flab. Is it a flat-back or bowl back? I'm also curious how it's braced."

"Thanks, Rob. I'm happy to get appreciation from such a great expert!"

"Why not? Good performance :-)"