Arto, Just because the lutes are old does not mean they are not good. I have an old 10 course lute by James Mackie, 1980, and it is very nice. I also have a 13 course Burkholtzer by Richard Berg, 1984, and it is one of the finest sounding baroque lutes imaginable.
Are old violins not as good as new ones? ed At 12:37 AM 12/8/2007 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Dear lutenists, > >I just found out that all my lutes seem to be quite old - from 1986 - >2003. The earlier ones were mainly made by S. Barber, see > http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/wikla/mus/mylutes.html > >Should I think the knowledge and skill of making lutes today is much >better? Especially Stephen, should I sell your old lutes and buy new >ones made by you and Sandy? ;-) The old ones anyhow sound still nice.. > >Bur severely, has the knowledge and skill of making lutes increased >significantly in the last ten-twenty years? > >All the best, > >Arto > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.17/1176 - Release Date: >12/6/2007 11:15 PM Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
