I think it depends on what your'e used to. My first 13 course had
157mm
and that is what I learned on, and I try to only play lutes with
that
spacing. Once I had a lute for 6 months that was much smaller (say
around 145 cm) and I couldn't stand it. I could never hit the
correct
bass notes. I know Barto uses 155cm. I tend to favor lutes of the
Edlinger school which tend to be bigger I think than Hoffman and
Schelle lutes. I also prefer lutes with a longer string length like
over 76 cm. I would love to try one of the 80cm 13 course lutes.
Sterling
On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 4:53 PM, Anton Birula
<image...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote:
I am really surprised.... Having played londer than 23 years, I
never
had an instrument wider than 147 which I play. Everyone who
played my
lutes would say that it is a bit widish.... Also as far as I know,
Hoppy Smith, Nigel North, Konrad Junghanel, Toyohiko Satoh, Jacob
Lindberg and many others have lutes narrower than 147. It is really
remarkable to hear that people have such wide spacing around. What
about late Weiss Suites from Dresden manuscript Nr 23,24, 25,
30? How
do these work on that spacings?
Best wishes, AB
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On Tue, 6/24/14, Matthew Daillie <[1]dail...@club-internet.fr>
wrote:
Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Swan Neck Baroque Lute for sale
To: "Christopher Wilke" <[2]chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Cc: "John Lenti" <[3]johnle...@hotmail.com>,
"[4]r.turov...@gmail.com"
<[5]r.turov...@gmail.com>, "sterling price"
<[6]spiffys84...@yahoo.com>, "[7]baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu"
<[8]baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 9:07 PM
The difficulty comes from having to
drill a new hole very close to an old one. Even if the
latter is well plugged, the drill bit often finds its way
back into the original hole. It is also tricky to make sure
the bit comes out the other side exactly where you want it
to (after all, we are talking about fractions of
millimetres). Anyway, ask any reputable maker, it's not a
job they enjoy doing (and I have had it done on a couple of
my lutes). Some makers prefer to make a new bridge which can
be glued on to the soundboard without it being removed, but
others would only consider fitting a new bridge with the top
off.
best
Matthew
On 24 juin 2014, at 18:26, Christopher Wilke
<[9]chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu>
wrote:
> Nothing difficult about it at all. I've drilled a few
holes myself on lutes and a baroque guitar and I have zero
wood working skills. I used a little tiny hobby drill that I
bought from Michael's hobby supply. It's basically just a
short aluminum handle like an Exacto knife with a little
drill bit set into it. You just physically rotate it back
and forth by hand. It's so small, you can get it close and
parallel with the soundboard. If you're not an experienced
bridge-hole-driller, the real advantage is that you have
plenty of time to recognize and correct your aim as you go.
>
> Chris
>
> Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A.
> Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer
> www.christopherwilke.com
>
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> On Tue, 6/24/14, Matthew Daillie <[10]dail...@club-internet.fr>
wrote:
