Thanks very much for the clarification, Andrea! Best, Benjamin
2008/5/6 Andrea Damiani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello, some clarification from Italy: > > "Gia molti anni sono che in Bologna, si faceuano liuti di bonta molto > eccelenti o FOSSE [not sosie] l'esser fatti di forma lunga =E0 similitudine > di pera, o > fosse l'hauer le coste larghe, che l'vno fa dolce, e l'altro armonioso; > > fosse... fosse... in this case should not be meant in really dubitative > sense, can be translated as BOTH... AND... > L'UNO is referred to the pear shape, L'ALTRO to the large ribs: the former > makes [the sound] sweet, the latter harmonious > > Best, Andrea > > > Il giorno 02/mag/08, alle ore 00:33, Benjamin Narvey ha scritto: > > Dear Gernot and Duncan, >> >> Thank you both SO MUCH for your help; I was able to get the gist of it, >> but >> I really wanted to know more precisely what was being said - or rather, >> more >> precisely what it was that I was misunderstanding!!!! Unfortunately, in >> the >> LS journal translation by Stanley Buetens, this particular section is left >> out since it is somehow considered to be "outside the scope of this >> article" >> (p. 15). Aaaargh. >> >> You're brilliant!!! (; >> >> Big THANKS again! >> >> Best wishes, >> Benjamin >> >> 2008/5/1 Duncan Midwinter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> More or less this is what it says... >>> >>> >>>> "It has already been a long time since excellent lutes were built in >>>> Bologna, and maybe for their long shape similar to a pear that make them >>>> sweet, maybe for their wide ribs? that make them harmonious, anyway, for >>>> their goodness they were kept in high esteem and in particular by the >>>> >>> French >>> >>>> that came to Bologna on purpose to bring them to France paying for them >>>> >>> any >>> >>>> amount they were asked. In this way now you can find a very small number >>>> >>> of >>> >>>> them. And also very big lutes were built and they were much valued in >>>> Bologna to play passiemezi, arias, & other similar pieces in concert >>>> >>> with >>> >>>> other small lutes." >>>> >>> >>> >>> Duncan Midwinter >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Benjamin Narvey Luthiste: >> >> http://www.luthiste.com >> >> -- >> >> > > -- Benjamin Narvey Luthiste: http://www.luthiste.com --
