Hi all!

Guess what? At the end of the show, they gave the names of the instruments. I was wrong about the viola da gamba. I had automatically assumed it was one because I couldn't imagine a cello being played together with an instrument like a lute or a theorbo. And I couldn't see it very clearly. Turns out it was a cello.

As for the other one. The announcer said it was a theorbo. I guess they must come in a number of sizes and even shapes. I know a musician who has one that is much smaller and has a bent neck. The one I saw on television was probably a good foot or so taller than me and had a straight neck. It sounded beautiful with the voices, though.

John P. the instrument I saw had a rounded back. Would the chitarrone have a flat back? I think I might know someone who has one of those, too.

Thanks,

Carol