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 > A A A [2][9]http://www.gaherty.ca > A A A [3][10]http://starrynightskyevents.blogspot.com/ > A A A To get on or off this list see list > information at > A A A [4][11]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > A A -- > > 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/ > A A 4. [15]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > [16]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [17]http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch [18]https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow [19]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- -- 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/