Dear lutenists,
after years of neglecting the renaissance tuning, favoring the theorbo
in continuo and trying to get into the d-minor solo lute, I happened to
get a tiny gig of accompanying a couple of ladies singing the late
renaissance. So back to the 10-courser after years... And that means I
have to practice!
The old strings of my "Berr" by Barber 1986, were worn out Pyramid
basses from the 80's and some old white NG's above. I ordered new NNG's
and D's from Mimmo of the Aquila Strings. Yesterday evening I had to
work hours to change all the 19 strings...
Well, the NNG's feel good. I motivated myself to practice the neglected
instrument and test the strings by playing to the "tubes" (again and
again..., sorry... ;)
An example of "art" music and "country" music published by one of the
Ballards can fe found in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4vgNR9GipA&feature=youtu.be
and also
http://vimeo.com/40781834
All the best,
Arto
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