Re: feather plectrum

2004-11-12 Thread Ronny Andersson
Dear Bill I'll give a reply on the oud forum. Meanwhile take a look at these short videos. http://www.iraqi-oud.com/download.htm I play in the Bashir style and with eagle risha. Complete compositions and taqasims will be published on this site dedicated to Iraqi oud tradition. Best wishes

feather plectrum

2004-11-12 Thread bill kilpatrick
dear ronnie - i left a similar enquiry over on mike's oud site but so far, no response. i don't have any munir bashir recordings - which makes it difficult - but is it possible to explain, briefly, what makes his use of eagle feather risha and iraqi style of play different from others? thank you

Re: eagle feathers

2004-11-12 Thread Roman Turovsky
> I was watching a Public Television special on Native American culture. > It's a bit more involved than 'sharp lawyers'. :) > > The eagle is considered the chief of the bird nation (it flies the highest > and is the strongest). The Native Americans (at least in North Dakota and > South Dakota)

Re: eagle feathers

2004-11-12 Thread Roman Turovsky
> Dear Bill, If you master the technique of Munir Bashir, then you need a > eagle risha of the Iraqi style. Didn't MB used Hungarian feathers? RT To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

Francesco d'M & Marco d'A

2004-11-12 Thread arckon
Is there any word on Arthur Ness's new editions of Francesco da Milano and Marco dall'Aquila? Thanks, Leonard Williams To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

Thanks for the prelude

2004-11-12 Thread arckon
I don't have a personal e-mail address for Katherine Congdon-Caldwell, but I would like to thank her for the lovely Prelude she composed and contributed to the latest LSA Quarterly. Thanks, katherine! If she's not on the list (does anyone know?), I would appreciate a forwarding by

McFarlane Workshop in Durham NC

2004-11-12 Thread Caroline Usher
Noted lutenist and composer Ronn McFarlane will give a workshop and recital in Durham on Dec. 11 and 12. Both will take place at 3775 Guess Road, #37. Workshop: Saturday, Dec. 11, 9AM to ??? (when we fall out), Sunday, 9AM to 12 noon. Recital: Sunday, Dec 12, 2PM Contact Caroline Usher at [

Faria lute ?

2004-11-12 Thread Marta Asaeda
Hi All, I am the person who asked Wayne about Gerhard Bos lute. Thank you very much for your opinions, to those who sent him e-mail about it. Now I am considering Luciano Faria's student lute (? the one for about 1200USD). Anybody who owns one (anything that he made), or knows about his instru

Kapsberger

2004-11-12 Thread Guitar & Lute
Hi just letting everyone know I posted a facsimile kapsberger to ebay. it is mint. 3 books in a case. Allan > Hi all, > > today I phoned with Martin Junge who found some mistakes in my typing > and had some wishes to change the score of the Scarlatti-Sonatas > offered on my homepage http://ww

Scarlatti slightly changed

2004-11-12 Thread Thomas Schall
Hi all, today I phoned with Martin Junge who found some mistakes in my typing and had some wishes to change the score of the Scarlatti-Sonatas offered on my homepage http://www.lautenist.de I've incorporated all the changes and will be happy about any comments on these pieces. Best wishes Thom

test, ignore please

2004-11-12 Thread Jose Luis
test, ignore please To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

Re: Vihuela/guitar

2004-11-12 Thread doc rossi
Hi Everyone. Can we go back to this topic for a minute? I realized that I had a translation of Bermudo done by Dawn Astrid Espinosa (JLSA XXVIII-XXIX, 1995-6), so I took at look and I couldn't find any reference to the c e g c' e' g' tuning; there is a five-course guitar in a similar tuning (G

Re: eagle feathers

2004-11-12 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
At 05:22 PM 11/11/2004, Howard Posner wrote: >Sure. Does anyone have an opinion about whether spotted owl feathers make >good plectra? Don't know...but they sure are tasty when slowly smoked over chips of freshly harvested Dalbergia nigra. To get on or off this list see list information at

Fromino vs Django

2004-11-12 Thread Fossum, Arthur
Anyone have opinions on these as far entabulating Baroque guitar music. The facsimiles are killing my eyes.. I need something to do mixed tabulature. Any help is greatly appreciated. =20 -Arthur Fossum -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-a

Re: eagle feathers

2004-11-12 Thread Ronny Andersson
> tell her to bring home an eagle and we'll talk ... > > incidently - what i assume is a perfectly nice lady > has taken umbrage (privately) to my "shoe shopping > reduces pain" posting. i try to avoid being an > anything "-ist" but there's no accounting for people's > sentivities. > > sincere a

Re: eagle feathers

2004-11-12 Thread Ronny Andersson
Dear Bill, If you master the technique of Munir Bashir, then you need a eagle risha of the Iraqi style. A good substitute but not less difficult to find, is the quill of a larger vulture specie. Best wishes Ronny - Original Message - From: "bill kilpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "L

Re: eagle feathers

2004-11-12 Thread bill kilpatrick
tell her to bring home an eagle and we'll talk ... incidently - what i assume is a perfectly nice lady has taken umbrage (privately) to my "shoe shopping reduces pain" posting. i try to avoid being an anything "-ist" but there's no accounting for people's sentivities. sincere apologies if i offe

Re: eagle feathers

2004-11-12 Thread Jon Murphy
Bill, Is there any information on whether cat-gut should be taken from domestic cats or feral ones. I have a large gray cat sitting on my shoulder with claws prepared for action depending on the answer. I've told her that it really wasn't from cats, but she doesn't believe me. Plectra she isn't wo