[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Lobkowicz collections, CZ
As far as I know, there is none of them published by TREE edition. Albert (a copy of this mail also to you) published all of the Goess volumes, of the Leipzig library, some of Rostock, but none of the Prague mss. Best regards Markus On 08.05.2012 06:18, David Smith wrote: Take a look at Volume XXXII of the LSA. There is an article Jiří Čepalák, Lutes in the Lobkowicz Collection, Nelahozeves Castle, Bohemia. Rob, do you know which manuscripts Tree edition did? I do not recognize them on the tree editions site. Regards David -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Rob MacKillop Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 12:16 PM To: theoj89...@aol.com Cc: l...@cs.dartmouth.edu; baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Lobkowicz collections, CZ I think Tree Editions has published them all... Rob On 7 May 2012 20:13,[1]theoj89...@aol.com wrote: The Lobkowicz estate owns several baroque lutes and several baroque lute manuscripts or books that are on display at the Lobkowicz Palace in Prague, Czech Republic. [2]http://www.lobkowicz.cz/en/ Are the lute books of any interest, and if so, are copies anywhere available? Likewise, are there technical drawings of any of the lutes available? It is a very interesting collection of lutes and, apparently a few lute books, (as well as a baroque guitar and at least one baroque guitar book), but there is little specific information given at the Palace exhibit, and I could find no additional information online. -- To get on or off this list see list information at [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:theoj89...@aol.com 2. http://www.lobkowicz.cz/en/ 3. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- Markus Lutz Schulstraße 11 88422 Bad Buchau Tel 0 75 82 / 92 62 89 Fax 0 75 82 / 92 62 90 Mail mar...@gmlutz.de
[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Lobkowicz collections, CZ
Sorry, it was the Goess mss I was thinking of... Rob On 8 May 2012 08:06, Markus Lutz [1]mar...@gmlutz.de wrote: As far as I know, there is none of them published by TREE edition. Albert (a copy of this mail also to you) published all of the Goess volumes, of the Leipzig library, some of Rostock, but none of the Prague mss. Best regards Markus On 08.05.2012 06:18, David Smith wrote: Take a look at Volume XXXII of the LSA. There is an article JiAA(TM)A AeOEepalA!k, Lutes in the Lobkowicz Collection, Nelahozeves Castle, Bohemia. Rob, do you know which manuscripts Tree edition did? I do not recognize them on the tree editions site. Regards David -Original Message- From: [2]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:[3]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Rob MacKillop Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 12:16 PM To: [4]theoj89...@aol.com Cc: [5]l...@cs.dartmouth.edu; [6]baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Lobkowicz collections, CZ A A I think Tree Editions has published them all... A A Rob A A On 7 May 2012 20:13,[1][7]theoj89...@aol.com A wrote: A A A The Lobkowicz estate owns several A A A baroque lutes and several baroque lute manuscripts or books that are A A A on display A A A at the Lobkowicz Palace in Prague, Czech Republic. A A A [2][8]http://www.lobkowicz.cz/en/ A A A Are the lute books of any interest, A A A and if so, are copies anywhere available? Likewise, are there A A A technical A A A drawings of any of the lutes available? It is a very interesting A A A collection of A A A lutes and, apparently a few lute books, (as well as a baroque guitar A A A and at A A A least one baroque guitar book), but there is little specific A A A information given A A A at the Palace exhibit, and I could find no additional information A A A online. A A A -- A A A To get on or off this list see list information at A A A [3][9]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html A A -- References A A 1. mailto:[10]theoj89...@aol.com A A 2. [11]http://www.lobkowicz.cz/en/ A A 3. [12]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- Markus Lutz SchulstraAYe 11 88422 Bad Buchau Tel A 0 75 82 / 92 62 89 Fax A 0 75 82 / 92 62 90 Mail [13]mar...@gmlutz.de -- References 1. mailto:mar...@gmlutz.de 2. mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu 3. mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu 4. mailto:theoj89...@aol.com 5. mailto:l...@cs.dartmouth.edu 6. mailto:baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu 7. mailto:theoj89...@aol.com 8. http://www.lobkowicz.cz/en/ 9. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 10. mailto:theoj89...@aol.com 11. http://www.lobkowicz.cz/en/ 12. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 13. mailto:mar...@gmlutz.de
[LUTE-BUILDER] What about pear wood?
Hi dear all, after sorting out the disadvantages of mahogany in lute construction, can we discuss about pearwood? It is a wood that I rarely see being used in lutes. The point is that I like it a lot but I'm a bit hesitant to use it. Any opinions? Thanks, Alex To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood?
Pearwood is used by Turkish Luthiers for the body of Turkish lutes for more than hundreds of years . Umut -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood?
Dear Umut, That's very interesting. Thomas Mace, in his book 'Musick's Monument' lists pearwood among the woods from which 'very good lutes' can be made. And yet, nowadays, we seldom find it used in the making of replicas of historic lutes. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Bill From: Mustafa Umut Sarac mustafaumutsa...@gmail.com To: Alexandros Tzimeros sarab...@otenet.gr Cc: lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 7:16 Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood? Pearwood is used by Turkish Luthiers for the body of Turkish lutes for more than hundreds of years . Umut -- To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: USA Aquila
I bought strings from them three weeks ago. Mailed my check to the Portland address and had my strings within the week: new Nylgut for the first four courses of my ten course. Played one concert with them on. So far I'm liking them. Gary - Original Message - From: Alain al...@signtracks.com To: 'Lute List' lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 2:33 PM Subject: [LUTE] USA Aquila Hi everyone, Does anyone know if Aquila USA is still in business in Portland and/or if they have a new e-mail address? I used to be in contact with Curtis, but perhaps this has changed. Thanks, Alain PS: Sorry if you already received this message - I seem to be having issues sending messages to the list To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2410.1.1/4984 - Release Date: 05/07/12 11:34:00
[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood?
Alex, Pear is both denser and harder than hard maple, so it would make a fine bowl for a lute. I don't know how easily it bends, but since Mustafa says it's used for ouds, it must bend decently. The one time I used it was for a flat-backed instrument, so I didn't have to bend it. It took forever to sand it down to the proper thickness on my little sander, but it certainly helped project the sound. I think it's used a lot for wooden flutes and recorders. I would think the reasons it's not used more is because it doesn't have much of a figure and isn't as dramatic looking as the tropical hardwoods and at least in the US it's rather scarce and expensive. There are no old-growth rain forests of European pear to clear-cut. I've never seen it in my local hardwood dealer's stock. The pear that I used was from Luthier's Mercantile and I've never seen it in their list of available back and side woods since that one time. Tim On May 8, 2012, at 2:04 AM, Alexandros Tzimeros wrote: Hi dear all, after sorting out the disadvantages of mahogany in lute construction, can we discuss about pearwood? It is a wood that I rarely see being used in lutes. The point is that I like it a lot but I'm a bit hesitant to use it. Any opinions? Thanks, Alex To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood?
Hello Timothy and Alexandros, I would tend to disagree that steamed Swiss pear is more dense and harder than hard maple. I would describe it as closer to a softer maple but with different qualities and specifications support this. I would describe it as a very creamy wood with a very fine grain and an absolute (no pun intended) pleasure to work and carve. It is a fairly stable wood. You can find it with a wavy figure and sometimes slightly curly. I use it regularly and it makes a very nice lute bowl. It is easy to find, but be sure you don't get Australian pear as I've seen it listed. This is much harder to work than Swiss pear. Pear from the US is harder to find, but is also a wonderful wood. I have a whole trees worth that was cut from a 19c. farm site that was destined to be terra-formed by the interstate system. As a somewhat obtuse historic reference, the Este harp which was built around 1581 has some parts made of pear and others of curly maple. Many rosette makers use it as the carved frame for the parchment and wood rosettes. At one point, many makers used it for pegs. It was often used for blocks for prints. Sincerely and respectfully, David David B. Brown, Luthier -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Timothy Motz Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 8:27 AM To: Alexandros Tzimeros Cc: lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood? Alex, Pear is both denser and harder than hard maple, so it would make a fine bowl for a lute. I don't know how easily it bends, but since Mustafa says it's used for ouds, it must bend decently. The one time I used it was for a flat-backed instrument, so I didn't have to bend it. It took forever to sand it down to the proper thickness on my little sander, but it certainly helped project the sound. I think it's used a lot for wooden flutes and recorders. I would think the reasons it's not used more is because it doesn't have much of a figure and isn't as dramatic looking as the tropical hardwoods and at least in the US it's rather scarce and expensive. There are no old-growth rain forests of European pear to clear-cut. I've never seen it in my local hardwood dealer's stock. The pear that I used was from Luthier's Mercantile and I've never seen it in their list of available back and side woods since that one time. Tim On May 8, 2012, at 2:04 AM, Alexandros Tzimeros wrote: Hi dear all, after sorting out the disadvantages of mahogany in lute construction, can we discuss about pearwood? It is a wood that I rarely see being used in lutes. The point is that I like it a lot but I'm a bit hesitant to use it. Any opinions? Thanks, Alex To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: USA Aquila
Many thanks to the list for this information - Curtis got back to me by email and I am glad they are still doing business, Alain On 5/8/2012 1:21 AM, Gary Digman wrote: I bought strings from them three weeks ago. Mailed my check to the Portland address and had my strings within the week: new Nylgut for the first four courses of my ten course. Played one concert with them on. So far I'm liking them. Gary - Original Message - From: Alain al...@signtracks.com To: 'Lute List' lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 2:33 PM Subject: [LUTE] USA Aquila Hi everyone, Does anyone know if Aquila USA is still in business in Portland and/or if they have a new e-mail address? I used to be in contact with Curtis, but perhaps this has changed. Thanks, Alain PS: Sorry if you already received this message - I seem to be having issues sending messages to the list To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2410.1.1/4984 - Release Date: 05/07/12 11:34:00
[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood?
I'll chime in here and mention that I've recently begun a lute with a bowl made of lightly-figured Swiss Pear. This is the first time I've used it for a lute bowl. I sourced and purchased a seasoned 'slab' of pear tree, enough for four lute bowls, six lute necks, and numerous bridges and pegs. In density and hardness (and behavior) it seems closest to Big Leaf Maple. Bending has so far been fairly easy, with the usual care needed when bending figured wood. It'll be a while before the results are audible, but so far it's been pleasant and stable to work with. I did some tests on scraps of this wood for the finish. I found that with an oil varnish the finish is very nice, but looks a little bit 'dirty'. French polishing with shellac has produced very beautiful results - looks cleaner and there's a bit more visual pop of the figure than with the oil varnish. I'm using holly spacers between the pearwood ribs. With finish applied the color of the pear is a delicious warm red brown which contrasts well with the holly spacers. It's definitely tricky to source the figured wood in dimensions large enough to cut into lute ribs - I was very fortunate to find a piece that was a little over six feet in length x 19 wide x 14/4 in thickness. But oh so worth it. If anyone needs the source I got my pearwood from, please let me know offlist and I'll be happy to give you their contact info. I believe they have at least one more slab near the dimensions of the one I bought. Alfred in the Bay Area - Original Message From: David Brown arpali...@gmail.com To: Timothy Motz tam...@buckeye-express.com Cc: lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tue, May 8, 2012 6:21:57 AM Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood? Hello Timothy and Alexandros, I would tend to disagree that steamed Swiss pear is more dense and harder than hard maple. I would describe it as closer to a softer maple but with different qualities and specifications support this. I would describe it as a very creamy wood with a very fine grain and an absolute (no pun intended) pleasure to work and carve. It is a fairly stable wood. You can find it with a wavy figure and sometimes slightly curly. I use it regularly and it makes a very nice lute bowl. It is easy to find, but be sure you don't get Australian pear as I've seen it listed. This is much harder to work than Swiss pear. Pear from the US is harder to find, but is also a wonderful wood. I have a whole trees worth that was cut from a 19c. farm site that was destined to be terra-formed by the interstate system. As a somewhat obtuse historic reference, the Este harp which was built around 1581 has some parts made of pear and others of curly maple. Many rosette makers use it as the carved frame for the parchment and wood rosettes. At one point, many makers used it for pegs. It was often used for blocks for prints. Sincerely and respectfully, David David B. Brown, Luthier -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Timothy Motz Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 8:27 AM To: Alexandros Tzimeros Cc: lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood? Alex, Pear is both denser and harder than hard maple, so it would make a fine bowl for a lute. I don't know how easily it bends, but since Mustafa says it's used for ouds, it must bend decently. The one time I used it was for a flat-backed instrument, so I didn't have to bend it. It took forever to sand it down to the proper thickness on my little sander, but it certainly helped project the sound. I think it's used a lot for wooden flutes and recorders. I would think the reasons it's not used more is because it doesn't have much of a figure and isn't as dramatic looking as the tropical hardwoods and at least in the US it's rather scarce and expensive. There are no old-growth rain forests of European pear to clear-cut. I've never seen it in my local hardwood dealer's stock. The pear that I used was from Luthier's Mercantile and I've never seen it in their list of available back and side woods since that one time. Tim On May 8, 2012, at 2:04 AM, Alexandros Tzimeros wrote: Hi dear all, after sorting out the disadvantages of mahogany in lute construction, can we discuss about pearwood? It is a wood that I rarely see being used in lutes. The point is that I like it a lot but I'm a bit hesitant to use it. Any opinions? Thanks, Alex To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood?
Turkish luthiers prefers to use pearwood at the body of long necked lutes like cura is the smallest and divan baglama is the biggest. But they dont bend it but carve out the intenal and uses as solid body. Umut -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood?
As you progress, photos, photos, photos, please. TIA Steve __ From: Alfred Eberle uruz...@sbcglobal.net To: lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 11:58 AM Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood? I'll chime in here and mention that I've recently begun a lute with a bowl made of lightly-figured Swiss Pear. This is the first time I've used it for a lute bowl. I sourced and purchased a seasoned 'slab' of pear tree, enough for four lute bowls, six lute necks, and numerous bridges and pegs. In density and hardness (and behavior) it seems closest to Big Leaf Maple. Bending has so far been fairly easy, with the usual care needed when bending figured wood. It'll be a while before the results are audible, but so far it's been pleasant and stable to work with. I did some tests on scraps of this wood for the finish. I found that with an oil varnish the finish is very nice, but looks a little bit 'dirty'. French polishing with shellac has produced very beautiful results - looks cleaner and there's a bit more visual pop of the figure than with the oil varnish. I'm using holly spacers between the pearwood ribs. With finish applied the color of the pear is a delicious warm red brown which contrasts well with the holly spacers. It's definitely tricky to source the figured wood in dimensions large enough to cut into lute ribs - I was very fortunate to find a piece that was a little over six feet in length x 19 wide x 14/4 in thickness. But oh so worth it. If anyone needs the source I got my pearwood from, please let me know offlist and I'll be happy to give you their contact info. I believe they have at least one more slab near the dimensions of the one I bought. Alfred in the Bay Area - Original Message From: David Brown [1]arpali...@gmail.com To: Timothy Motz [2]tam...@buckeye-express.com Cc: [3]lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tue, May 8, 2012 6:21:57 AM Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood? Hello Timothy and Alexandros, I would tend to disagree that steamed Swiss pear is more dense and harder than hard maple. I would describe it as closer to a softer maple but with different qualities and specifications support this. I would describe it as a very creamy wood with a very fine grain and an absolute (no pun intended) pleasure to work and carve. It is a fairly stable wood. You can find it with a wavy figure and sometimes slightly curly. I use it regularly and it makes a very nice lute bowl. It is easy to find, but be sure you don't get Australian pear as I've seen it listed. This is much harder to work than Swiss pear. Pear from the US is harder to find, but is also a wonderful wood. I have a whole trees worth that was cut from a 19c. farm site that was destined to be terra-formed by the interstate system. As a somewhat obtuse historic reference, the Este harp which was built around 1581 has some parts made of pear and others of curly maple. Many rosette makers use it as the carved frame for the parchment and wood rosettes. At one point, many makers used it for pegs. It was often used for blocks for prints. Sincerely and respectfully, David David B. Brown, Luthier -Original Message- From: [4]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:[5]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Timothy Motz Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 8:27 AM To: Alexandros Tzimeros Cc: [6]lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood? Alex, Pear is both denser and harder than hard maple, so it would make a fine bowl for a lute. I don't know how easily it bends, but since Mustafa says it's used for ouds, it must bend decently. The one time I used it was for a flat-backed instrument, so I didn't have to bend it. It took forever to sand it down to the proper thickness on my little sander, but it certainly helped project the sound. I think it's used a lot for wooden flutes and recorders. I would think the reasons it's not used more is because it doesn't have much of a figure and isn't as dramatic looking as the tropical hardwoods and at least in the US it's rather scarce and expensive. There are no old-growth rain forests of European pear to clear-cut. I've never seen it in my local hardwood dealer's stock. The pear that I used was from Luthier's Mercantile and I've never seen it in their list of available back and side woods since that one time. Tim On May 8, 2012, at 2:04 AM, Alexandros Tzimeros wrote: Hi dear all, after sorting out the disadvantages of mahogany in lute construction, can we discuss about pearwood? It
[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood?
Glad to! I do have a photo of the pearwood ribs laid out with the figure showing. Is there a place to upload photos to the list? If not, I'll be happy to send it privately. Thanks, Alfred __ From: Steve Ramey stevera...@sbcglobal.net To: Alfred Eberle uruz...@sbcglobal.net; lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tue, May 8, 2012 1:38:55 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood? As you progress, photos, photos, photos, please. TIA Steve __ From: Alfred Eberle uruz...@sbcglobal.net To: lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 11:58 AM Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood? I'll chime in here and mention that I've recently begun a lute with a bowl made of lightly-figured Swiss Pear. This is the first time I've used it for a lute bowl. I sourced and purchased a seasoned 'slab' of pear tree, enough for four lute bowls, six lute necks, and numerous bridges and pegs. In density and hardness (and behavior) it seems closest to Big Leaf Maple. Bending has so far been fairly easy, with the usual care needed when bending figured wood. It'll be a while before the results are audible, but so far it's been pleasant and stable to work with. I did some tests on scraps of this wood for the finish. I found that with an oil varnish the finish is very nice, but looks a little bit 'dirty'. French polishing with shellac has produced very beautiful results - looks cleaner and there's a bit more visual pop of the figure than with the oil varnish. I'm using holly spacers between the pearwood ribs. With finish applied the color of the pear is a delicious warm red brown which contrasts well with the holly spacers. It's definitely tricky to source the figured wood in dimensions large enough to cut into lute ribs - I was very fortunate to find a piece that was a little over six feet in length x 19 wide x 14/4 in thickness. But oh so worth it. If anyone needs the source I got my pearwood from, please let me know offlist and I'll be happy to give you their contact info. I believe they have at least one more slab near the dimensions of the one I bought. Alfred in the Bay Area - Original Message From: David Brown [1]arpali...@gmail.com To: Timothy Motz [2]tam...@buckeye-express.com Cc: [3]lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tue, May 8, 2012 6:21:57 AM Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood? Hello Timothy and Alexandros, I would tend to disagree that steamed Swiss pear is more dense and harder than hard maple. I would describe it as closer to a softer maple but with different qualities and specifications support this. I would describe it as a very creamy wood with a very fine grain and an absolute (no pun intended) pleasure to work and carve. It is a fairly stable wood. You can find it with a wavy figure and sometimes slightly curly. I use it regularly and it makes a very nice lute bowl. It is easy to find, but be sure you don't get Australian pear as I've seen it listed. This is much harder to work than Swiss pear. Pear from the US is harder to find, but is also a wonderful wood. I have a whole trees worth that was cut from a 19c. farm site that was destined to be terra-formed by the interstate system. As a somewhat obtuse historic reference, the Este harp which was built around 1581 has some parts made of pear and others of curly maple. Many rosette makers use it as the carved frame for the parchment and wood rosettes. At one point, many makers used it for pegs. It was often used for blocks for prints. Sincerely and respectfully, David David B. Brown, Luthier -Original Message- From: [4]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:[5]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Timothy Motz Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 8:27 AM To: Alexandros Tzimeros Cc: [6]lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What about pear wood? Alex, Pear is both denser and harder than hard maple, so it would make a fine bowl for a lute. I don't know how easily it bends, but since Mustafa says it's used for ouds, it must bend decently. The one time I used it was for a flat-backed instrument, so I didn't have to bend it. It took forever to sand it down to the proper thickness on my little sander, but it certainly helped project the sound. I think it's used a lot for wooden flutes and recorders. I would think the reasons it's not used more is because it doesn't have much of a figure and isn't as dramatic looking as the tropical hardwoods and at least in the
[LUTE] Lute Toccata before 1611?
Dear lutenists, while trying to activate my old vieil accord understanding, I have played some Toccate by 10-courser. I started with Piccinini 1639, then M. Galilei 1620, and today Kapsberger 1611: Kapsberger: [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek_rdlOmfE8feature=youtu.be [2]http://vimeo.com/41791916 Galilei: [3]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YvpwODvOOUfeature=youtu.be [4]http://vimeo.com/41619395 Piccinini: [5]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjD0k7_v9Hgfeature=youtu.be [6]http://vimeo.com/41573141 So I am going backwards in time. I think I have seen some lute Toccata compositions also before 1611, but I cannot remember where. So my question and suggestion: could we create a list early lute Toccatas? All the best, Arto -- References 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek_rdlOmfE8feature=youtu.be 2. http://vimeo.com/41791916 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YvpwODvOOUfeature=youtu.be 4. http://vimeo.com/41619395 5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjD0k7_v9Hgfeature=youtu.be 6. http://vimeo.com/41573141 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Serenity
And here is my piece entitled Serenity for archlute, viola and viola da gamba. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/2007message.html#Serenity On May 6, 2012, at 5:57 AM, Stuart Walsh wrote: Here's an attempt at a piece by Gilbert Isbin: Serenity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbBALxd2SCc Stuart -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
