David Mitchell :CApride:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://raggedfeathers.com/@lilithsaintcrow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lilithsaintcrow</span></a></span> </p><p>While a class element is possible, I think the allowance of string instruments is more likely to be a simple practical things: string instruments are quiet, and the medieval counterparts even more so than their contemporary versions.<br>Viols, lutes, harps simply don’t project enough sound to be heard well outside a dwelling. There’s a reason an orchestra has 30 string players and only 2 trumpets.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Muisc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Muisc</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/StringInstruments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StringInstruments</span></a></p>