Here is what I posted to Ning in mid April: "Fear not, lute ningers! I am fairly certain these are altogether different Larry Browns and that the lute builder of North Carolina is still alive. In spite of the fact that his lute and violin web site has been down for a while, I have an e-mail from him dated February 2010 regarding some guitars he is currently building. The posts regarding the mandolin Larry of California were dated December 2007. It would seem impractical for Larry of North Carolina to be building guitars in 2010 if he had died in California in 2007."
Again, here is what I posted to this very list on 24 May 2010: " 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." Once more, Larry Brown of North Carolina is NOT dead. Eugene > -----Original Message----- > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On > Behalf Of Lex van Sante > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 10:43 AM > To: lute mailing list list > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Larry Brown > > > > Begin doorgestuurd bericht: > > > Van: Lex van Sante <lvansa...@gmail.com> > > Datum: 25 mei 2010 16:19:23 GMT+02:00 > > Aan: mb...@comcast.net > > Onderwerp: Antw.: [LUTE] Re: Larry Brown > > > > I have googled Lawrence brown luthier and i found this one: > > > > http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112886 > > > > I hope this one isn't the Larry Brown TS is referring to. because this > one passed away Dec. 2nd 2007. > > > > I hope you will be able to trace your lute back. > > > > Lex > > > > Op 24 mei 2010, om 22:18 heeft mb...@comcast.net het volgende > geschreven: > > > >> This is very worrisome indeed. > >> Mike P > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Edward Mast" <nedma...@aol.com> > >> To: mb...@comcast.net > >> Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu > >> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 11:13:47 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > >> Subject: Re: [LUTE] 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 > >> > >> -- > >> > > > > > --
