I seem to recall using a piece of wood on top of the bridge, but on the
treble side of my 13-course lute. A This had nothing to do with sound
or amplification, it did it merely to raise the action of the
instrument, as on the first 2 courses, they would buzz. A This was a
temporary solution; A the permanent solution was to use a different
kind of know on the string, which raised the action just high enough to
avoid the buzz as well as not having to use this piece of wood as a
shim. A Incidentally, the piece of wood was rosewood, same color as the
bridge, and one could not see it unless pointing it out..
ed
On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Ed Durbrow <[1]edurb...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Interesting. I think it might have been Ed Martin who came up with
the wood trick. I do the same thing but on the treble side. I guess
you get enough treble with it on the bass side. I'm just surprised.
I often jam my mic between the wood and soundboard (of course there
is foam around the mic) rather than use the alligator clip. I used
to put the mic inside the lute, but I think the sound is better this
way and it is quick to change it. I have an upcoming gig and I think
I'll swap back and forth with Baroque guitar and Ren lute. I need to
find some more of that wood! I had a nice piece Hiro Watanabe gave
me that was the same color as my bridge. Oh, I put a piece of dowel
on the end of the wood because it was impossible to position an
alligator clip on the flat wood. But like I mentioned, I don't even
use the alligator clip anymore.
On Aug 7, 2014, at 10:12 PM, Christopher Wilke
<[2]chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote:
> Glad this conversation has taken a less snarky turn.
>
> I use a lavalier mic. I don't remember the brand. It is attached to a
thin piece of wood threaded under the bass strings. This is a trick I
learned from someone on this list years ago.
>
> I had to bend the tie/shirt clip to be at a proper angle and then run
it through a small practice amp. Admittedly, this is a purely practical
solution that gives only a passable sound. However, I've found that I
only need sound reenforcement in noisy venues where people are talking
and not really listening anyway (i.e. restaurants, receptions, etc.).
You're just there for aural atmosphere and an expensive, high-fi set up
would neither be perceived nor appreciated. I'd obviously do something
different in a concert situation, but that's never come up.
>
> You can see the piece of wood on the pic on the "upcoming/contact"
page of my website:[3]http://www.christopherwilke.com (Sorry, no
pictures of the microphone attached).
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> Dr. Christopher Wilke D.M.A.
> Lutenist, Guitarist and Composer
> [4]www.christopherwilke.com
>
> --------------------------------------------
> On Thu, 8/7/14, Charles Mokotoff <[5]mokot...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Subject: [LUTE] Re: those Pignoses!
> To: "Geoff Gaherty" <[6]ge...@gaherty.ca>
> Cc: "LuteNet list" <[7]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
> Date: Thursday, August 7, 2014, 8:18 AM
>
> A A Yes, I am also very
> much interested in the microphone you use and its
> A A placement, thanks.
>
> A A On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 8:12 AM, Geoff
> Gaherty <[1][8]ge...@gaherty.ca>
> A A wrote:
>
> A A A On 2014-08-07, 6:31 AM, wayne lute
> wrote:
>
> A A A It is over a foot tall, so not as
> portable as the little one, but
> A A A has
> A A A big rechargeable batteries that
> last a long time, and if what goes
> A A A in
> A A A sounds like a lute, what comes out
> sounds like a lute.
>
> A A A This is of interest to me, since I
> sometimes need amplification for
> A A A outdoor gigs. A From your reference
> to Sennheiser, I take it you use
> A A A a microphone for the lute, rather
> than having some sort of pickup
> A A A installed. A Could you say more
> about how this works? A A picture
> A A A might help.
> A A A Geoff
> A A A --
> A A A Geoff Gaherty
> A A A Foxmead Observatory
> A A A Coldwater, Ontario, Canada
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> References
>
> A A 1. mailto:[12]ge...@gaherty.ca
> A A 2. [13]http://www.gaherty.ca/
> A A 3. [14]http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/
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>
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References
1. mailto:edurb...@gmail.com
2. mailto:chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu
3. http://www.christopherwilke.com/
4. http://www.christopherwilke.com/
5. mailto:mokot...@gmail.com
6. mailto:ge...@gaherty.ca
7. mailto:lute@cs.dartmouth.edu
8. mailto:ge...@gaherty.ca
9. http://www.gaherty.ca/
10. http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/
11. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
12. mailto:ge...@gaherty.ca
13. http://www.gaherty.ca/
14. http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/
15. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
16. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
17. http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch
18. https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow
19. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/
