On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Franz Mechsner <franz.mechs...@northumbria.ac.uk> wrote: > I have to admit that I am owing a LIUTO FORTE (9 strings).
Congratulations. > what is so terrible with the liuto forte Nothing. > - in renaissance and baroque times > innovation was the rule... I, for one, am interested in the innovations of the Renaissance and Baroque concerning lutes. Rediscovering these, and getting better/different/more suitable instruments by these means interest me more than modern innovations in string, barring, amplification or the likes. I realise many rediscoveries of these days are in effect modern inventions, but at least the force driving these (re)discoveries is aimed at recreating a sound of the past, however elusive a task that obviously is, and not at creating a new, deliberatley modern sound. > tiorba forte in > playing basso continuo... I find my modest theorbo loud enough in appropriate settings. When stuck in a modern orchestra it's another story, but luckily I'm usually playing with period instruments. happy plucking David -- ******************************* David van Ooijen davidvanooi...@gmail.com www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
