[LUTE] Robert Cooper
I am in the process of selling a lute to a fellow who already owns one made by a luthier name Robert Cooper. He is asking me about Cooper and if I know anyone who also has a lute made by him. I told him I knew nothing but would ask on the listserve. If you have a lute made by Cooper or can share some info about him, please respond and I will pass this on to the fellow. Thanks, Michael -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Wetting Fingers
As another of those oulde guys, I remember distinctly how much my fingers perspired whenever I performed in front of an audience, and how dramatically how having cold wet fingers interfered with playing. Now that I am way over 60, my fingers don't perspire at all, and in Arizona they are not cold, and this terrible barrier to performing is completely gone. Now I just have to remember the notes.. A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E. Principal Materials Nanoanalysis Engineer EMail: [1]john.mardi...@asu.edu Cell: [2]408-921-3253 (does not work in TEM labs) Titan Lab: [3]480-727-5651 NION UltraSTEM Lab: [4]480-727-5652 JEOL ARM 200 Lab: [5]480-727-5653 2010F Lab: [6]480-727-5654 Office: [7]480-965-7946 John Cowley Center for HREM, LE-CSSS B134B Bateman Physical Sciences Building Arizona State University [8]PO Box 871704 [9]Tempe, AZ 85287-1704 On Dec 23, 2015, at 5:33 PM, "Dan Winheld" <[10]dwinh...@lmi.net> wrote: I have played lutes of all kinds since 1966, (and guitar for 9 years prior) and I must say I have NEVER heard of such practices! The only thing remotely connected that comes to my mind is something Besard wrote (English translation in the "Varietie...") about some students "anointing their fingers with Oyle of Tartar..." but for increasing joint flexibility, nothing to do with touch. Nigel North had been in the habit of stalking his students with a fine emery board, grabbing their right hands smoothing out coarse fingertips. He jumped me in this fashion once about 15 years ago at a SFEMS or LSA seminar. 'some do nothing and play with dry fingers.'-That's my group! -Dan On 12/23/2015 6:47 PM, LSA Lute Rental Program wrote: Every month I try to send all the renters of Lute Society of America lutes a little info on some topic. The one I am doing a bit of research on now is the practice of wetting right hand thumb, index, and middle fingers before playing the lute. I am sure this has been a past topic and am sure there are lots of opinions out there about this. That is, actually, why I am asking for your thoughts. Some lutenists "fog" their fingers, some wet them, some wet them and rub their fingers against their nose to collect oil, some use lotion or mineral oil or Vaseline, some do other things, some do nothing and play with dry fingers. Can you offer me any history about any of these practices, any information, pros/cons, advantages/disadvantages, issues of string type (gut, Nylgut, nylon, etc.)? I am not taking a position on the issue...I am just gathering information and whatever you can share is appreciated. Thanks, Michael Grant -- To get on or off this list see list information at [11]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:john.mardi...@asu.edu 2. tel:408-921-3253 3. tel:480-727-5651 4. tel:480-727-5652 5. tel:480-727-5653 6. tel:480-727-5654 7. tel:480-965-7946 8. x-apple-data-detectors://6/ 9. x-apple-data-detectors://6/ 10. mailto:dwinh...@lmi.net 11. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Re: Quick and temporary fix
I'll just give you an update on the situation. Seems like I had really bad luck yesterday, I guess being sick+stressed wasn't really good for clear thinking. I guess that's why every single string I used snapped, most of these strings were 0.50+, including the frets. I've taken off one of the D4 strings and it's fine, I already ordered new strings. So I pretty much combined all of the tips you gave me :-P Thank again for the help and have a merry Christmas! On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 6:44 PM, David van Ooijen <[1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com> wrote: Yes, that was rather thoughtless of me. Sorry about that. The best you could do with the octave of 7 would be to make a reentrant g on 1. David On Thursday, 24 December 2015, Matthew Daillie <[1][2]dail...@club-internet.fr> wrote: I hadn't read this reply properly but the octave on the 7th course is going to be far too large a diameter to be used on the top course. If you have an octave on the 4th course, that would be OK. I don't mean to sound patronizing but it really is a good idea to have a stock of spare top strings around, especially if you are doing concerts. Best Matthew On 24/12/2015 10:06, David van Ooijen wrote: Take the octave string from 7, or go to your local fishing gear store and buy a spool of nylon/carbon/anything with more or les the correct diameter. *** David van Ooijen [1][3]davidvanooi...@gmail.com [2][2][4]www.davidvanooijen.nl *** On 24 December 2015 at 09:49, Omer Katzir <[3][5]kome...@gmail.com> wrote: my G string snapped today, the only string I got left to replace it will never reach G4. I have a recital next week and I need a quick fix until the new strings arrive. anyone got any tips? it's a 10 course lute, C2, D2, D#/E2, F2, G2, C3, F3, A3, D4, G4 -- Omer Katzir The Silent Troubadour [1][4][3][6]http://omerkatzir.com -- References 1. [5][4][7]http://omerkatzir.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at [6][5][8]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:[9]davidvanooi...@gmail.com 2. [6][10]http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 3. mailto:[11]kome...@gmail.com 4. [7][12]http://omerkatzir.com/ 5. [8][13]http://omerkatzir.com/ 6. [9][14]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html - Aucun virus trouve dans ce message. Analyse effectuee par AVG - [10][15]www.avg.fr Version: 2016.0.7294 / Base de donnees virale: 4489/11243 - Date: 23/12/2015 -- *** David van Ooijen [11][16]davidvanooi...@gmail.com [12][17]www.davidvanooijen.nl *** -- References 1. mailto:[18]dail...@club-internet.fr 2. [19]http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 3. [20]http://omerkatzir.com/ 4. [21]http://omerkatzir.com/ 5. [22]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 6. [23]http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 7. [24]http://omerkatzir.com/ 8. [25]http://omerkatzir.com/ 9. [26]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 10. [27]http://www.avg.fr/ 11. mailto:[28]davidvanooi...@gmail.com 12. [29]http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ -- Omer Katzir The Silent Troubadour [30]http://omerkatzir.com -- References 1. mailto:davidvanooi...@gmail.com 2. mailto:dail...@club-internet.fr 3. mailto:davidvanooi...@gmail.com 4. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 5. mailto:kome...@gmail.com 6. http://omerkatzir.com/ 7. http://omerkatzir.com/ 8. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 9. mailto:davidvanooi...@gmail.com 10. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 11. mailto:kome...@gmail.com 12. http://omerkatzir.com/ 13. http://omerkatzir.com/ 14. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 15. http://www.avg.fr/ 16. mailto:davidvanooi...@gmail.com 17. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 18. mailto:dail...@club-internet.fr 19. http://www.davidvanooijen.nl/ 20. http://omerkatzir.com/ 21. http://omerkatzir.com/ 22.
