Hi, I have used Lundberg instructions for my 2 first lutes. Indeed it worked well for me, but I had some previous general knowledge of woodworking and musical instruments construction. I have found that -again in my opinion- David's courses are much more deep and detailed, so very useful not only for absolute novices, but also for some (self-supposing) little more experienced people like me. Sincerely, Luciano
On 15-12-2008 22:11, Rob Dorsey, r...@dorseymail.com wrote: > Like so many things in life, the best way to learn lute building is to do > it. Build a lute. > > I most highly recommend Robert Lundberg's book "Historical Lute > Construction" available through the Lute Society. First carve your mold (I > do not personally believe in the skeletal molds but rather the solid forms) > and then start building. A 6 course renaissance instrument is a good > starter. Take your time and don't be afraid of mistakes, you will make them. > And, in correcting them you will learn the real luthier's magic - a good > recovery. A good recovery is worth a thousand first time completions. > > Build, it's how you learn to build, > > Rob Dorsey > http://LuteCraft.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us [mailto:dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us] > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 2:14 PM > To: lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu > Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What to build. > > Hello Paul: > >>> I am considering building a lute. Unfortunately, I have little >>> knowledge of the lute other that hearing the wonderful, mellow tone of >>> the lute on various recordings. I see there are plans available for >>> building various types of lutes. Does any one know of a resource that >>> has a list of the various types of lutes and a sound sampling of each >>> type? > > it is diffucult to list and describe instruments which failed to survive but > are known to have existed. > > How the lute was used has changed considerably over the centuries it has > been in use in europe. Three and four instruments of differant pitches, > each a 5 or 6 course instrument might take the several parts of a motet, > madrigal, partsong or what have you. An instrument for accompanying voice > might have extra bass strings and benefit from a larger body, but could be > tuned in the tenor range (G lute); or Alto (A lute). > > As we get later in the repetoire, lutes are more used for basso continuo > with large body size and exended necks for bass string sets which came to > resemble harps, and replicas begin to need their own tickets to fly. > > Laux Maler made excellent lutes in the late 1500's, much valued by later > generations; worthy of being converted into 9,10,11,12+ course instruments; > so much so that few if any survive today with original neck and top. > > Douglas Alton Smith has a book out on the history of the lute, Lundberg has > another on Historical Lute Construction; both are complements to the Dave > Van Edwards DVD course. Galpin Society Journal, Oxfords quarterly _Early > Music_, Early Music America, the journals and magazines of Lute Society, > Lute Society of America, and the numerous other lute societys are all of > interest if you are seeking reading material. > -- > Dana Emery > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
