There is one thing I think I know for sure it is not a Pakistani Lute. It would be nice to know who the maker is, it looks to be a decent instrument. Ten course? My father once made the statement that a thing is really only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it. In todays market for good Lutes you could be looking at $2000 for a similar instrument were you to have it made, sadly that is on the cheap side for a ten course. However not knowing the maker and how it is made I would offer $500 and go up from there. You could get lucky.
Vance Wood. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Witmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "List Lute" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 5:00 AM Subject: [LUTE] Can anyone provide some insight into this instrument for me? > I have been advised by a total ignoramus about lutes that another > person, who is also a total ignoramus about lutes, has one gathering > dust at his place and would be willing to sell it for "whatever would be > a fair price." > > Since I know very little about lutes myself, I thought I should link the > images here and ask for help in identifying the instrument and > guesstimating what might be a fair price to offer for it (if anything). > > I do know that it looks nice in the pictures! (Doh!) > > This would be used by my daughter (age 13, 168-9cm, large hands) who is > soon going to switch from piano (at which she is quite good) to lute, > since she has been totally in love with Renaissance and baroque music > for many years. I had been thinking of a smallish Renaissance lute with > 7-8 courses for her to start with, and I suspect this instrument might > be a bit of a stretch for her at first, but if it is worth buying and > hanging on to at a certain price, I might make an offer. If it turns out > to be less than ideal for her as a beginning instrument, we can continue > the search for something better suited and save this instrument for when > she reaches the right point in her development and needs it to play > pieces for which a lute with fewer courses would be inappropriate . . . > > Here are the images; any helpful advice would be GREATLY appreciated. > > http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/4571/lute12wl.jpg > > http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5471/lute25tg.jpg > > http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7404/lute32gx.jpg > > Thanks! > > Chris Witmer > Tokyo > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
