On Aug 1, 2012, at 10:01 AM, co...@medievalist.org wrote: > I took a look on eBay just on spec to see what was out there based on your > email on this subject. I know nothing of the quality but at first blush, the > Roosebeck 7 course seen here > -http://www.ebay.com/itm/Roosebeck-7-Course-13-String-Rosewood-Travel-Lute-/170833947206?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c67f2a46 > seems to look of considerably better quality than what was out a few years > ago. This of course doesn't mean it's a good lute or even playable. I recall > many on this list who bought one of the early ones made in the Mid East > complaining that they needed serious re-working. But the price is not bad at > less than $500 dollars. Naturally caveat emptor.
Apart from the obvious caveats: Doesn't "travel lute" mean flat back? And importing rosewood may be a problem because most varieties are endangered. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
