I know he sent word by e-mail to a small group of correspondents of several steel-string guitars he was building for sale, I believe back in January or February. His site appears to have been down for a while. This also received a little chat at Ning.
Best, Eugene > -----Original Message----- > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > Behalf Of Edward Mast > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 2:14 PM > To: mb...@comcast.net > Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Larry Brown > > Some time ago, when I went to look at his website, i too noticed its > absence. Further googling brought up the information (reliable?) that he > had left lute making as a profession for one that provided a more reliable > income; he would continue building only his own instruments. But if you > sent him an instrument for repairs, I presume he would honor his > commitment to you. At any rate, I would do a google search to see if you > can come up with an address for him. Good luck. > > Ned > On May 24, 2010, at 12:23 PM, mb...@comcast.net wrote: > > > Has anyone heard from the lutebuilder Larry Brown of Asheville, NC > > lately? > > His web site is down and he is not answering his business phone and > not > > returning messages left. > > I hope he is OK. I shipped one of my lutes to him with finish > problems > > to be refinished last January and I have not heard from hm since then. > > Mike Peterson > > > > -- > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html