sorry all, I suppose, I should now provide the link. http://www.cumpiano.com/Home/Scrapbook/Archlute/archlseq1.htm
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chadwick Neal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lute net" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:02 AM Subject: Re: Schelle lute > 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 > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > ----- 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 > > > > >
