I used to have an Aria. They were made by a guy in Nagoya. Mine was a bit clunky. He did make more historical lutes though. Case by case. They were very cheap (for lutes).
On Mar 26, 2006, at 8:25 PM, Christopher Witmer wrote: > Thanks to the kind folks who have responded so far. I have a bit more > information: the lute has the brand name "ARIA." I did a quick Google > search and it seems like a 1970s-1980s brand (?) I could only find a > reference to a 7-8 course Renaissance model; nothing like this one. > And > also I found someone saying it was an American instrument and someone > else saying it was a Japanese instrument, so I don't know what to > think. > FWIW . . . Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
