[LUTE] First lute question - Paul Klemm lutes.
Hi everyone, I have been convinced that my best choice for a student lute is to buy one rather than build a kit. This was great advice. My interest has been cast on the JM student lute but the price is just a little out of my range right now, esp. since I have never played a lute and don't know how I will take to it. I would really love to buy the JM lute and still might try. In the Lute Page for sale section there is a 7 course renaissance lute by Paul Klemm for $ 900 USD (including case). I have not been able to find any information on Mr. Klemm. Now I realize that this will be different from a lute built by one of the well known builders but can people comment on Mr. Klemm and his lute as a first lute for an absolute beginner to strings? Any help is appreciated. Oody -- It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness. Chinese Proverb -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Brief intro and question.
Hi everyone, My name is Ehud (called Oody by friends) and I just joined the list. I am not a lute player yet though that is in my plans. Currently I play the sax and have had some recorder lessons. Professionally, I am a special educator and I have degrees in history, anthropology, and secondary education. I have been trying to get a hold of Giuseppe Tumiati through his email address on his website. I have also tried through Facebook. Does anyone have current contact for Mr. Tumiati? I am trying to enquire about his lute kit for the Renaissance Lute. Also, has anyone built one of his kits? Finally, I accidentally erased the welcome emails from this list and the builder list. If anyone has the posting address for the lute builder mailing list, can you please forward it to me. Thanks. Oody "Ah, Harry, we have to stumble through so much dirt and humbug before we reach home. And we have no one to guide us. Our only guide is our homesickness." Steppenwolf Herman Hess -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Following up - does one need to play to be a good builder?
On 5/26/08 1:04 AM, "Jon Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I may make a suggestion, try buying a cheap Paki or Indian made lute on > EBay. Use it to learn what is wrong with it. In effect that is what I did > with my "flat back", I now know what the lute should be. BTW, Ronn McFarlane > played my flat back once, after I'd modified it, and declared it " a sweet > sounding instrument". I think that might have been a "damning with faint > praise", but I'll still accept the compliment. When playing a cheap > instrument one must accept that the tuning may not hold - and that one must > at times accept a bit of discord - but it is better to learn the basics of > play before venturing into the construction and finding out that one has > made some primary errors. I still can enjoy playing my flat back, but I > really anticipate the play of my planned lute. > > Best, Jon > BTW, I'm primarily a harpist and psaltery player, but the lute is a lovely > thing and once I make a good one I'll be torn among the instruments. Hi Jon, Thanks for the suggestion. At one time, I did order a cheap southeast asian flat back lute - even had it ordered and all. In the end I cancelled it when I read about the work needed to make one of these even remotely playable. It just seemed to be easier to make one. That said, I will consider it as a possible option as I sit, think, and plan. Ehud To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE-BUILDER] Following up - does one need to play to be a good builder?
Hi everyone, I just wanted to say thanks for the answers posted on the forum and for the private emails I have received on my questions. In looking at the advice offered, it appears that: 1. there are are a lot of options and, 2. they don't often agree. That said, I think that I can summarize the answers in the statement: while it is not essential to play to build good instruments, it does help with setting up and understanding playing action. I have also been advised by private email that one can build very good instruments as long as one is willing to critically listen to player's comments. I think that I will start slowly by practicing cutting roses into veneer until I finish my kayak project. Then I will gear up to start making a lute. Ehud PS: I have not mentioned my private correspondents by name as I think it is poor manners to post private conversation on a public forum. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE-BUILDER] A question from a want to be lute builder.
Hi, I am new here, having been a lurker previously. Now I am ready to start planning to build a lute. My question - is knowing how to play the lute essential to being successful in building? I have a musical background (7 years of sax and clarinet) and am now studying music theory and recorder. I have purchased the lute book published by GAL and both sets of plans by Van Edwards. I know that understanding the instrument as a player is important and would add insight to my building but is it essential? Any suggestions in the matter would be appreciated. Ehud PS: I assume that I would make more effort to play an instrument I built but also look at the lute as a worthy and beautiful object in and of itself. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
