Since we are on such a lutenisticly relevant subject: there are MANY types of deafness out there and some permit hearing music, but not speech (I had a colleague who was a pianist who had to read lips). Having said that, Dan Shoskes is a professional surgeon, but he is a gentleman, so he has the tact not to mention his scalpels on this forum. RT > > From: "Alain Veylit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Those of you listening to NPR in the Southern California Inland Empire >> can tune in right now for an interview about the deaf Scottish >> percussionist... >> Alain >> PS: Robin Williams does a superb immitation of a deaf person talking, if >> that's any help.... >> >> >> bill kilpatrick wrote: >> >>>i can't remember her name but i know her ability is >>>not unique - there's a very accomplished percussionist >>>in england who is deaf and uses vibrations to play. >>> >>>presumably, a deaf person can be taught to duplicate >>>vibrations in their own throat which they feel when >>>placing their fingers on the throat of someone >>>speaking vowel sounds, for example. an instructor >>>would have to indicate how close they are to the sound >>>and whether the level of volume is correct but i >>>suppose it could be done. >>> >>>as for reenacting or replicating an early sound, i'm >>>afraid we're more or less obliged to follow the >>>leader. >>> >>>- bill >>> >>>--- Herbert Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I spent some time reading about how deaf people >>>>learn >>>>to talk, since their problem, reproducing the sounds >>>>of a world which is silent for them, is (at least >>>>superficially) like our problem, reproducing the >>>>sounds of bygone centuries which are silent for us. >>>> >>>>After reading a while, I thought that, actually, >>>>their problem, being "mechanical", is not much like >>>>ours. On reflection, I am not so sure. >>>> >>>>At any rate, I was not very fulfilled by the reading >>>>I could find with a WWW search engine. Any >>>>suggestions? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>To get on or off this list see list information at >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>> >>> >>> >>>"and thus i made...a small vihuela from the shell of a creepy >>>crawly..." - Don Gonzalo de Guerrero (1512), "Historias de la Conquista >>>del Mayab" by Fra Joseph of San Buenaventura. go to: >>>http://www.charango.cl/paginas/quieninvento.htm >>> >>> >>> >>>___________________________________________________________ >>>To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new >>>Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >
