It sure does to me. It looks a lot like my old Steiner, and may very well be one of that generation of East German "heavy lutes".
Guy >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Christopher Witmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, lute@cs.dartmouth.edu >Subject: [LUTE] Re: To buy, or not to buy . . . Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 >08:52:33 -0600 > >Is that a guitar type bridge? Looks like it in the photo... ><http://tinyurl.com/lmrcx> > >-Carl > > >--On Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:56 PM +0900 Christopher Witmer ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm looking at a "Scherzer" brand 7-course lute that is about 30 years > > old. The outlying assembly for the treble string's peg must be replaced, > > as it has broken clean off the peg box. The bowl has seen better days > > too, but one could live with that if one had to. Of course, the price is > > quite low since it needs work. > > > > Here are some pics of the lute in question: > > http://tinyurl.com/lmrcx > > http://tinyurl.com/mbnh9 > > http://tinyurl.com/perjt > > > > The broken-off outlying assembly for the treble string's peg looks a lot > > like this: > > http://tinyurl.com/zulcy > > > > This lute weighs about 1.2kg. > > > > Is anyone familiar with this particular lute, and in a position to make > > comments on its sound, playability, and how much one should be willing > > to pay for it? (The case is included.) > > > > Thanks! > > > > Chris Witmer > > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
