The Development of Western European Stringed Instruments

<p><span style=color: rgba(29 29 31 1)>This narrative of how stringed instruments evolved in Western Europe focuses on names playing styles sizes tunings stringings and construction basics within a chronological framework. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(29 29 31 1)><span></span>The influences of previous instruments and technological developments are outlined. New insights are offered into the early development of most of the instruments including viols guitars and violins. Some of the conclusions are likely to differ from the expectations of many current early-music specialists.</span></p>