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On Sep 10, 2011, at 1:10 PM, John Howell wrote:

> Hi, Jeff, and why would you question that?  Carl=20
> Friederich Abel--who jointly produced the=20
> Bach-Abel concerts in London with Christian=20
> Bach--is often described as the "last great gamba=20
> player in Europe" and was still concertizing on=20
> viol until his death in 1787.

I suppose he'd think 1775 was on the late side for viols because Abel is =
often described as "the last great gamba player in Europe." =20=