Ok, so this morning, my computer just will not play this video correctly. It played all the other ones I've been looking at just fine, but it really messes this one up.
However, the way it messes it up is pretty interesting and fun, so I recorded it with my phone and uploaded it to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlVuHSm4FmI On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Arto Wikla <wi...@cs.helsinki.fi> wrote: > Dear lutenists, > > after years of neglecting the renaissance tuning, favoring the theorbo in > continuo and trying to get into the d-minor solo lute, I happened to get a > tiny gig of accompanying a couple of ladies singing the late renaissance. So > back to the 10-courser after years... And that means I have to practice! > > The old strings of my "Berr" by Barber 1986, were worn out Pyramid basses > from the 80's and some old white NG's above. I ordered new NNG's and D's > from Mimmo of the Aquila Strings. Yesterday evening I had to work hours to > change all the 19 strings... > > Well, the NNG's feel good. I motivated myself to practice the neglected > instrument and test the strings by playing to the "tubes" (again and > again..., sorry... ;) > > An example of "art" music and "country" music published by one of the > Ballards can fe found in > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4vgNR9GipA&feature=youtu.be > and also > http://vimeo.com/40781834 > > All the best, > > Arto > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
