[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What to build.
Hi, I have used Lundberg instructions for my 2 first lutes. Indeed it worked well for me, but I had some previous general knowledge of woodworking and musical instruments construction. I have found that -again in my opinion- David's courses are much more deep and detailed, so very useful not only for absolute novices, but also for some (self-supposing) little more experienced people like me. Sincerely, Luciano On 15-12-2008 22:11, Rob Dorsey, r...@dorseymail.com wrote: > Like so many things in life, the best way to learn lute building is to do > it. Build a lute. > > I most highly recommend Robert Lundberg's book "Historical Lute > Construction" available through the Lute Society. First carve your mold (I > do not personally believe in the skeletal molds but rather the solid forms) > and then start building. A 6 course renaissance instrument is a good > starter. Take your time and don't be afraid of mistakes, you will make them. > And, in correcting them you will learn the real luthier's magic - a good > recovery. A good recovery is worth a thousand first time completions. > > Build, it's how you learn to build, > > Rob Dorsey > http://LuteCraft.com > > > -Original Message- > From: dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us [mailto:dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us] > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 2:14 PM > To: lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu > Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: What to build. > > Hello Paul: > >>> I am considering building a lute. Unfortunately, I have little >>> knowledge of the lute other that hearing the wonderful, mellow tone of >>> the lute on various recordings. I see there are plans available for >>> building various types of lutes. Does any one know of a resource that >>> has a list of the various types of lutes and a sound sampling of each >>> type? > > it is diffucult to list and describe instruments which failed to survive but > are known to have existed. > > How the lute was used has changed considerably over the centuries it has > been in use in europe. Three and four instruments of differant pitches, > each a 5 or 6 course instrument might take the several parts of a motet, > madrigal, partsong or what have you. An instrument for accompanying voice > might have extra bass strings and benefit from a larger body, but could be > tuned in the tenor range (G lute); or Alto (A lute). > > As we get later in the repetoire, lutes are more used for basso continuo > with large body size and exended necks for bass string sets which came to > resemble harps, and replicas begin to need their own tickets to fly. > > Laux Maler made excellent lutes in the late 1500's, much valued by later > generations; worthy of being converted into 9,10,11,12+ course instruments; > so much so that few if any survive today with original neck and top. > > Douglas Alton Smith has a book out on the history of the lute, Lundberg has > another on Historical Lute Construction; both are complements to the Dave > Van Edwards DVD course. Galpin Society Journal, Oxfords quarterly _Early > Music_, Early Music America, the journals and magazines of Lute Society, > Lute Society of America, and the numerous other lute societys are all of > interest if you are seeking reading material. > -- > Dana Emery > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > >
[LUTE] Re: true amateurs
Hi, I have uploaded my version of the Canone by Francesco da Milano. I played a renaissance lute, the canon voice is played by an early harp. http://www.esnips.com/doc/aba36444-e39e-4002-b6d9-e362d421aadf/Canone-di-Francesco-da-Milano Enjoy. Giuliano Jelma van Amersfoort ha scritto: Same here, does not work on my mac either (Firefox nor Safari). And after all the happy reviews I am becoming curious :-) On 2/28/08, Martin Shepherd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks, Thomas - but I can't get it to play - Firefox goes to the right page but then nothing happens. I've not had any trouble with esnips before - any ideas anyone? Martin thomas schall wrote: So I add a piece fresh from the press to the "true amateurs"-series. The Canone by Francesco da Milano: http://www.esnips.com/doc/bf8c85e6-3dd8-478e-8bcb-6d0a9a7ecca3/canone-Juerg-Thomas And a song by M.Cara: Ostinato me seguire We never played it before I'm changing quickly from Alto lute to Vihuela during the piece: http://www.esnips.com/doc/2bd7b158-273b-445a-9d33-321e395ee1b9/Ostinaton-Juerg-Thomas best wishes Thomas To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: bach on baroque lute
Thank you very much to everyone that promptly answered my mail. I found a lot of music. Cheers, Luciano Rob ha scritto: http://josquin.musickshandmade.com/pub/jtbs/index/?show=50&sort=id&direction =asc&page=21 That should keep you busy! Rob www.rmguitar.info -Original Message- From: Luciano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 January 2008 12:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] bach on baroque lute Hi all, I'm an italian lutenist playing the baroque lute. Does anyone know where I can find the Bach's tablature of Sonatas & Partitas for violin solo BWV 1001-1006 and 4 Violoncello Suites (BWV. 1007-1010)? If downloadable or purchasable in internet? Thank you in advance, Luciano To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[LUTE] Looking for James Gibson
Dear friends, I'm trying to contact James Gibson, from California, but all my messages are returning to my mail box with the following message: "Hi. This is the qmail-send program at 001mail.com.br. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Connected to 204.127.134.23 but greeting failed. Remote host said: 450 busy - please try later I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long." Any help is welcome. Thanks, Luciano Faria -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Theorboed guitar
For those interested on theorboed guitars. www.lucianofaria.com --
10 course lute - Lower Price!
10 course lute for sale. 65 cm string length, back in 11 ribs of very = dark brazilian rosewood (more than 80 years of seasoning!) with maple = spacers, neck and pegbox veneered with thin strips of rosewood and = maple, german spruce soundboard with inlaid bone heart behind the bridge = and brazilian boxwood pegs. The instrument is easy to play, with a low action. Its sound is clear, = coloured and loud. Finnished this week. Price including hardshell case is US$ 1,600. Pictures available. =20 Luciano Faria Lutemaker www.lucianofaria.com --
10 course lute
10 course lute for sale. 65 cm string length, back in 11 ribs of very = dark brazilian rosewood (more than 80 years of seasoning!) with maple = spacers, neck and pegbox veneered with thin strips of rosewood and = maple, german spruce soundboard with inlaid bone heart behind the bridge = and brazilian boxwood pegs. The instrument is easy to play, with a low action. Its sound is clear, = coloured and loud. Finnished this week. Price including hardshell case is US$ 1,800. Pictures available. Luciano Faria Lutemaker www.lucianofaria.com=20 --
My new website!
Dear Friends, Take a look at my new website at www.lucianofaria.com. If you have any = comments, I'm all ears (or eyes...). Best wishes, Luciano Faria Lute maker --
Re: The ecological sustainable lute & luthier
Dear Michael, I'm a brazilian lute maker and I have hundreds of sets of Brazilian = rosewood, King wood, tulip wood and many other tropical hardwoods. ALL = my wood has been sawned from dead trees and this is a legal and = certified source of wood. I know a lot of instrument makers here and = almost all rosewood in their stocks came from dead trees or recicled = furniture. There are hundreds of dead logs being certified each year and = this is more than sufficient for instrument making around the world.=20 Best, Luciano Faria --
Vihuela
Dear friends, I have a 6 course vihuela da mano for sale. Maple sides, back with 7 = pieces of maple and Brazilian rosewood, stripped fingerboard, german = spruce top with 23 pieces of intarsia, peghead with 3 pieces of = intarsia, neck in cedar, shellac finish. The instrument has been made in 2000 and is in perfect condition (in = fact, it has not been played). No cracks, no scratchs and no warpings. = Wonderful sound and low action. string lenght is 65 cm. Price including = hardshell case: US$ 1,450 Please contact me for pics, sound samples and more information. Luciano Faria --
