Isn't the "k" of the 11 course French baroque lute enough? ;-) Arto
On Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:25:35 -0800 (PST), sterling price <spiffys84...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I use the 14th fret for works of Bach such as the chacone and BWV 997 which > I > play in d minor. The high frets on my lutes sound great. > > Sterling > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Christopher Wilke <chriswi...@yahoo.com> > To: sterling price <spiffys84...@yahoo.com>; Stuart Walsh > <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> > Cc: Lute Net <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Sent: Tue, December 14, 2010 6:54:09 AM > Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: lute piece by Brian Wright (and fret n) > > There are some late works that use the upper register quite a bit. I > believe > Hagen somewhere calls for notes up to the 14th, but it's not often used. > I play > mostly late 18th century music (and a lots of Hagen) with only 12 frets on > my > lute. I've never needed the 14th. > > Chris > > > > Christopher Wilke > Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer > www.christopherwilke.com > > > --- On Tue, 12/14/10, Stuart Walsh <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> From: Stuart Walsh <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: lute piece by Brian Wright (and fret n) >> To: "sterling price" <spiffys84...@yahoo.com> >> Cc: "Lute Net" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >> Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 6:16 AM >> On 14/12/2010 00:02, sterling price >> wrote: >> > >> > Most lutes have way too small body frets as they come >> from the maker. I always >> > make bigger more suitable frets on my lutes. This >> often means that they get >> > -taller- as they go up from fret K, especially if >> there is 14 frets. Of course >> > this all depends on the action of the lute. >> > >> > --Sterling >> > >> > >> 14 frets? Is there music that calls for 14 frets? >> >> On my lute the high g, fret n, sounds weak, very plinky an >> unfocused. I >> can't imagine what a fourteenth fret would sound like! >> >> >> Stuart >> >> >> >> To get on or off this list see list information at >> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>
