Dear All!
The missing picture of Klaus Martius - the musical instrument restorator at=
the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuernberg - was supplied to me by Dougl=
as Alton Smith. It was taken in the Max-Emanuel-Brewery after the workshop=
Dear Ed,
Ok, Ed, I've tried it. I had let the old ones wear down a bit and then just
added a new fret that was about 20 microns thicker. For example , I added a
.87 next to a .85 and between the wear of the old fret and the thicker new
one there were absolutely no buzzing problems whatsoever.
This likely refers to the lute-type instruments that were played in
pre-islamic conquest Mediterranean Europe. One mid-size descendant is still
played in Morocco as Kuitra. Long necked lutes of Pandurae type are
depicted in a lot of illuminated Catalan Mss (notably the Beatus of
Llieban), and
I am giving a lute recital (baroque: Conradi, Weiss and Vivaldi lute
trio) in Nottingham (UK) next Saturday evening, 15th May.
The entrance is 15 pounds (including cheese wine in the interval). The
proceeds are in aid of Brain Damaged Children and Adults.
The concert is in a friend's house
Jon's view of NYC is straight from Walt Whitman's era..
Born there in 1935, lived there until eight years ago. Lived Upper East
Side, Riverside Drive, West Village (my last address). Born in the shadow
of the Queensboro Bridge (59th St. Bridge) which is now just off Sutton
Place. I'll
