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An obsolete 17th century musical instrument like a large lute but having two necks with two sets of pegs, the upper carrying long bass strings used for open tone.

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  • The theorbo is the instrument with the coolest name, but he also plays the lute, among other things.
  • Sting accompanies himself on an archlute, also called a theorbo, and is joined on some numbers by lutenist Edin Karamazov.
  • It was a kind of theorbo or bass-lute, but with one neck only, bent back at right angles to form the head.
  • There I bumped into Seth Warner, old roomate and, of course, young theorbo player.
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