Dear Eugene and all,
I have been doing some research and came across this website that may
need policing. I think it may be releveant to the topic at hand. How much is
too much?
here is a guitar maker that effectively took a nice lute and applied guitar
priciples to it. i am more of a baroque person i.e. not sure of archlutes as
much. The bracing he used is incorrect, I believe. He thought that the
relief scoop, in the soundboard to rib relationship, was a distortion of
some sort. And, not only that he claims that he received information from
the lute society! the more informed of you might police this guy, for i
don't think he should claim he did research and mislead others.
Chad
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eugene C. Braig IV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lute net"
<lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: Schelle lute
> At 04:43 PM 4/20/2005, Roman Turovsky wrote:
> > > I'm sorry, but the best examples I can call to mind
> > > are the "baroque" mandolini of Dan Larson and the barockmandolinen of
> > > various current German luthiers (Dietrich, e.g.): nice lute-related
> > > instruments with nice sound, but of dimensions/proportions unlike
anything
> > > of the baroque to rococo era, in spite of baroque inspired decor and
gut
> > > strings/frets. I'm certain there are proper-lute parallels, even if
not so
> > > obvious.
> >Anlike anything baroque/rococo??? How so?
>
>
> These are rather idealized instruments, much bigger than extant mandolini,
> and designed for a smoothness of tone to appeal to modern ears. As Eric
> correctly points out, Dan Larson's standard mandolini (not his Strad
> models) are maybe a little closer to some hypothetical original (certainly
> not Lambert's), but are still idealized in changing the volume of the
> soundbox to something not quite like anything with precedent. ...But
there
> must be some proper-lute parallels. I'm keen for opinion on them.
>
>
> >...but going all the way is
> >a lot better than half-measure, especially if there is a definite
> >opportunity, ifyouacquiremydrift.
>
>
> I do...and I do.
>
> Eugene
>
>
>
> To get on or off this list see list information at
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>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eugene C. Braig IV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lute net"
<lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: Schelle lute
> At 04:43 PM 4/20/2005, Roman Turovsky wrote:
> > > I'm sorry, but the best examples I can call to mind
> > > are the "baroque" mandolini of Dan Larson and the barockmandolinen of
> > > various current German luthiers (Dietrich, e.g.): nice lute-related
> > > instruments with nice sound, but of dimensions/proportions unlike
anything
> > > of the baroque to rococo era, in spite of baroque inspired decor and
gut
> > > strings/frets. I'm certain there are proper-lute parallels, even if
not so
> > > obvious.
> >Anlike anything baroque/rococo??? How so?
>
>
> These are rather idealized instruments, much bigger than extant mandolini,
> and designed for a smoothness of tone to appeal to modern ears. As Eric
> correctly points out, Dan Larson's standard mandolini (not his Strad
> models) are maybe a little closer to some hypothetical original (certainly
> not Lambert's), but are still idealized in changing the volume of the
> soundbox to something not quite like anything with precedent. ...But
there
> must be some proper-lute parallels. I'm keen for opinion on them.
>
>
> >...but going all the way is
> >a lot better than half-measure, especially if there is a definite
> >opportunity, ifyouacquiremydrift.
>
>
> I do...and I do.
>
> Eugene
>
>
>
> To get on or off this list see list information at
> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
>
