Assertion: lute | /r/HasAspect | wide necks
Facets:
value: because of the large number of strings
type: CAUSE
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Because of the large number of strings, lutes have very wide necks, and it is difficult to stop strings beyond the sixth course, so additional courses were usually tuned to pitches useful as bass notes rather than continuing the regular pattern of fourths, and these lower courses are most often played without stopping.