Stewart and Neil, There are many reasons to but directly from a builder such as the chance to use the builder as a resource in your lute buying decisions and the opportunity to have a lute built for you rather than buying what is on hand now. However, if you buy through a store, the store will indeed take it's cut, but from the builder not you. In the age of the internet a builder who deals with shops almost always sells
Stewart McCoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear Neil, I'm afraid I do not share your experience. By and large you get what you pay for. If a lute is exceptionally cheap, it is likely that there is something wrong with it. I would advise going direct to a maker, rather than buy through a shop, if only because the shop will take its cut. The Lute Society provides a list of makers. Many of them have websites, which will provide useful information. Sometimes makers make instruments on spec, so you don't necessarily have to wait for an instrument to be made. Best wishes, Stewart McCoy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Narada" To: "'Daniel F Heiman'" ; Cc: Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 12:46 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: help > Shumo, > > As Daniel say's you can buy a Lute from the Early Music Shop here in the > UK. I purchased my 8 course from them and for the price it is > exceptional quality, and their after sales support is superb. They have > a shop on eBay and I believe that they dispatch worldwide. I would > recommend that you have a look. > > Best Wishes > > Neil Woodhouse. > Yorkshire, England To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --------------------------------- Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. --
