I regret to inform the lute community about the death of Shigeru Soma. Some of you will know his La Soma cases. He held a patent on his unique design. They had no latches, only a zipper. Made of a kind of styrofoam, they were extremely light but covered with a durable material. I played many times at the soirées he held at his factory. He was knowledgeable about all sorts of things. We spent one memorable afternoon looking for catnip by the bank of the river near my house, for example.
Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan http://www.youtube.com/user/edurbrow?feature=watch https://soundcloud.com/ed-durbrow http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
