"Golden rose" is likely a simple metaphor meaning, "the lute with the
perfect sound". Today we (in America at least) refer to a radio
announcer with a deep, resonant voice as having a "golden throat".
Obviously we don't mean it literally. Similar metaphors exist in olden
time. St. John Chrysostom, famed for his preaching, literally means
John "Golden Mouth." (A thread will now open on this list that will
endeavor to speculate on the beneficial effects that gilding has on the
physiology of the mouth and larynx, providing supporting evidence that
we do, in fact, mean it literally.)
Although we are continually hoping to find it, the search for the
Platonic Ideal of Lutes is ultimately futile, therefore "lost" before
it has begun.
Chris
Dr. Christopher Wilke
D.M.A. Eastman School of Music
Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer
www.christopherwilke.com
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From: R. Mattes <[email protected]>
To: Anthony Hind <[email protected]>; Leonard Williams
<[email protected]>
Cc: Lute List <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 4:52 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: The "golden" rose
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:17:31 +0200, Anthony Hind wrote
> I suppose, Leonard, if any effect, it would be more like loading, so
> possibly more damping than brightening. Although, it would probably
> be too thin to make an audible difference. Just my intuition.
> Regards Anthony
While the mass of the gold is neglectable, depending on the
gilding technique used, the application of a mixture of
hide glue, plaster and chalk used in traditional gilding
might stiffen the rose. But that depends on whether the
roses where polished or not.
Cheers, Ralf Mattes
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