>Our (and mine) friend Sasha Batov (valentuomo fatto e >finito) has recently
>returned from St.Petersburg, where he photographed all >14 [sic!!!] torbans
>in the collection of  St.P. Mus. of Musical Instruments, his >alma mater. I
>have started  posting the photos (for which he gets the >deepest possible
>bow) at
http://polyhymnion.org/torban
>in Chapter III-b
>(4 of them are already there).
>Tremble in awe,
>RT
  Why don't you start your own Torban chat line, and quit pushing this
obsolete worthless instrument on the lutenet.
Michael Thames
www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roman Turovsky" <vze25h9z@veri...>
To: "BAROQUE-LUTE-LIST" <baroque-lute@cs.d...>; "rémi cassaigne"
<remi.cassaigne@9onl...>
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 8:28 AM
Subject: Torban


> Our (and mine) friend Sasha Batov (valentuomo fatto e finito) has recently
> returned from St.Petersburg, where he photographed all 14 [sic!!!] torbans
> in the collection of  St.P. Mus. of Musical Instruments, his alma mater. I
> have started  posting the photos (for which he gets the deepest possible
> bow) at
> http://polyhymnion.org/torban
> in Chapter III-b
> (4 of them are already there).
> Tremble in awe,
> RT
>
>
>
>
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