Orpharion

Orpharion [Orpheus + Arion], obs. stringed instr. identical with the pandora except that it was smaller (length ca. 1 m. [40 in.]) and was tuned like a lute—in other words, a substitute lute. Probably invented by John Rose, inventor of the pandora; an orpharion of his dated 1580 survives, though much restored. First mentioned in Engl. literature by Drayton in 1593, last in 1655 (89 Dart, 170, 180). Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAuthorAscendingDescending Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th…