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Lebell · 04-25-2003, 10:43 PM

There are standard string sets, but non standard actually used to be a LOT more common, especially if you go back to the rennaissance period.

Since lutes were hand made and there were no 'standards' you never knew from lute to lute how many strings it would have. That would drive me crazy, personally, but that was how it was.

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