Ed wrote: > >On Oct 27, 2006, at 11:44 PM, Rob Dorsey wrote: > >> I am currently building an 8 course lute for a customer on a Frei >> body. I do >> not build many renaissance lutes and specialize in baroque >> instruments but >> took this commission anyway. >> >> He specified the Frei body but also specified a 62cm mensur. Now, >> the Frei >> is a long body, 52cm from block end to end cap, and the narrower >> neck/body >> juncture of the 8 course makes it even longer. The problem is, of >> course, >> that the body will not accommodate anything shorter than about 66cm >> without >> the neck being ridiculously short. I talked him into 65cm but >> renaissance >> players, and I'm not one, advise that anything longer than 62 is >> untenable >> for the solo repertoire. >> >> Any ideas? > >I had a Frei of around 66cm many years ago. I tuned it in F.
Larry Brown builds a 6 course on a shrunken version of the Frei C34 at 55cm. Here's the link to his Frei page. http://www.lkbrownviolins.com/hans_frei_lute.htm Regards, Craig ___________________________________________________________ $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
