America has no troubadour, and never has had one. The country is too wide
and too variegated to ever make a national poet, or bard (and do remember
the difference between the early bard, and his accompanyment).
The Irish bards (and the Greek ones) sang of the lives and deeds of heros
and maidens,
I ask a question of you all, in the light of this thread. It has been
mentioned that the quality of gut and its processing has improved. But yet
many on the list have a thing about being original. Not to denigrate that,
I'm in the process of doing the same with a Celtic harp from ancient
drawings.
hear! bloody! hear!
historically informed performance has more to do with history in the
abstract and scholarship than it does with music. to believe that what
is played today is the same as what was played hundreds of years ago is
pure conceit. to dismiss a performance as somehow in-genuine
Dear Bill
in your transition from synthetic to gut, did you stop at nylgut along
the way?
I used nylgut for a while on a 19th guitar. It is a dead string. It
combines the worst characteristics of nylon with those of gut. Hence the
name. No beauty in the sound, not good articulation, false (it
Dear Stephan
builder next door... How much is the difference in diameter of
gut and overspun bass strings in your experience? Did your
lutes need reworking?
I had to drill tuning pegs and bridge holes. I used a small 'finger' drill.
Shape of a pencil, replacable drill bits, for sale in the
dear all -
mostly because it's a holiday and it's raining and i'm running out of
excuses to not do my scales...
i'm curious to know if any of you play lute with a plectrum.
if so:
- how many courses does your instrument have?
- what kind of strings to you use?
- what is your plectrum made of?
Jon is right: there is no single national troubadour. Maybe any
country, despite our lingering notions of organicism, is too variegated
for truly national bards. Maybe it's something we impose on those
largely silent people from the past whom we conveniently collectivize as
das Volk. Just as
At 12:00 PM 04/12/2004 +0200, LGS-Europe wrote:
I used nylgut for a while on a 19th guitar. It is a dead string. It
combines the worst characteristics of nylon with those of gut. Hence the
name. No beauty in the sound, not good articulation, false (it streches more
in the middle than at the ends
In a message dated 4/12/2004 8:01:31 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I definitely favor the sound of gut over synthetics on instruments intended
for gut. To play devil's advocate for just a moment, however, there are
some notables who sing Nylgut's praises. Paul O'Dette
I agree, gut is the best sound overall; but depending on who made the
instrument and who is playing it, nylgut can sound quite good. I think the
better
the quality of the instrument, the better it can sound with nylon, nylgut,
carbon, etc.
Not to mention one's hand. Gut (so much thicker in
In a message dated 4/12/2004 11:34:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, JEdwardsMusic writes:
I agree, gut is the best sound overall; but depending on who made the
instrument and who is playing it, nylgut can sound quite
good.
This is so true. Paul O'Dette can string a lute with a ball of yarn, as
Dear Bill, Kenneth and All:
I also have a Larry Brown five-course lute, which I play fairly often
(including earlier today). I play solos and duets, and also consort music
with my medieval group, Armonia Nova. At first I favored a long skinny oud
plectrum, and experimented with ostrich
Does anyone out there play an oud? If so, where did you get it?
Stephen W. Gibson
-Original Message-
From: James A Stimson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:14 PM
To: bill
Cc: lute society
Subject: Re: plectrum and lute
Dear Bill, Kenneth and All:
I also
- Original Message -
From: Stephen W. Gibson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'James A Stimson' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'bill'
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: 'lute society' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 9:26 PM
Subject: RE: plectrum and lute
Does anyone out there play an oud?
Yes I do.
If
For those who're interested in fluted-back vihuelas!
I've just uploaded more pictures of the recently finished vihuela in G with
ribs in cocobolo. Gorgeous wood!
Have a look at:
http://www.lewesguitarmakers.co.uk/pages/alexander/vihuela2003.html
james -
don't mind ronnie...
i'm told you can get a beautiful oud from the following luther for
$119.00 (for a beginner model). of course, you can pay thousands - the
choice is up to you:
www.eraydinsazevi.com.tr
for information and general chit-chat have a look at this site:
Dear Bill:
I haven't heard from Ronnie, but perhaps I will! I already have a lute, a
bit better than student quality, from the fine Najarian workshop. Check out
their Web site, including their far-out electric oud!
Yours,
Jim
Dear Pluckies,
I would fain not die from singing with a good lutenist, but I would
certainly like to find someone who will be at the LSA meeting in Cleveland
this summer who would play with my singing. I'm on this list in my guise as
a baby Baroque guitarist but in my real life I am a
Dear lutelisters,
I would like to consult some old topics that appeared months ago in this
list. How can I access to the general archive?
Thank you!
Manolo Laguillo
Barcelona
--
dear manolo -
i believe it is as easy as clicking the archives located in the
right-hand column, second item on the home page.
- bill
On Martedì, apr 13, 2004, at 00:47 Europe/Rome, Manolo Laguillo wrote:
Dear lutelisters,
I would like to consult some old topics that appeared months ago in
I stumbled across the midi file - it's Maria Zart, by Arnolt Schlick,
a german organist who in 1511 published a treatise on organ building and
playing. Below are links to the midi, text, and an mp3.
-- David
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~davcooke/icerinx/schlick1.mid
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