Peter Weiler wrote:
>I do have a lot of trouble getting double fret knots tight for anything
>greater than, say, 0.80 mm fretgut though.
>
>-Peter
>
>
Er - what did I say Dowland's biggest fret diameter was?
Best to all,
Martin
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I just finished reading some Dalsa in Italian Tab. then tried to read some
French tab. Man, my mind stopped working for a moment. So I checked my
Email.
Chad,
Interesting you picked up on this as well. 20 or so years ago, I quit
using Honduran Mahogany, for necks in exchange for a lighter woo
>Which Chaconne? G minor, or A major?
>ed
Ed, I was thinking THE CHACONNE, the one in D minor, by Bach.
Michael Thames
www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com
- Original Message -
From: Edward Martin
To: Michael Thames ; Roman Turovsky ; lute net ; Denys Stephens
Sent: Tuesday, June
Interesting idea, Chad. I had always thought the energy of the string
was transmitted to the body through the bridge but it makes sense that
some energy must go to the stopping fret as well.
There is the view that the lute should be held as loosely as possible
and a lesson with Ronn MacFarlan
> Which Chaconne? G minor, or A major?
> ed
This wasn't about any particular Chaconne per se, but about not respecting
the announced program.
>
>
>
> At 06:41 PM 3/30/2005 -0700, Michael Thames wrote:
>>> If your giving a concert of Weiss and decide half way thought to play
>>> the Chaconne
Michael Thames wrote: <<>>
Now I know this is a lute list, not an early keyboard list, but I have come
upon a direct parallel that may be of interest to lutenist and luthiers alike.
The same phenomenon mentioned above by Michael was recently has been noted also
on clavichords in an article by
Which Chaconne? G minor, or A major?
ed
At 06:41 PM 3/30/2005 -0700, Michael Thames wrote:
> > If your giving a concert of Weiss and decide half way thought to play
> > the Chaconne and happen to have the tab handy, this will hardly be a
> > professional concert, will it?
> >Not necessarily. H
>There are a few frets that would take a while to wear >down because the
>are used so seldom (such as the 5th course 1st and 6th >frets) that it
>might be better to take a gentle file to the nutside.
>Sean
I just had the thought, that one could cut the piece of gut long
enough for the dou
There are a few frets that would take a while to wear down because the
are used so seldom (such as the 5th course 1st and 6th frets) that it
might be better to take a gentle file to the nutside.
Sean
On Jun 21, 2005, at 4:39 PM, Peter Weiler wrote:
> JAS wrote: " But this means all those ela
JAS wrote: " But this means all those elaborate formulas for tying a
double fret with a
single strand of gut are not applicable. "
Not really; as Sean (I think) pointed out, the up-neck fret tends to be
the one that takes the brunt of the wear. After a week or three of use
they seem to settle in
Dear Peter and All:
Now this is interesting. I assume you put the slightly smaller fret on the
nut side of the "main" fret.
It makes me think of the frets on my Forrester citterns, which are brass
and include a tiny wooden "ramp" on the nut side, which presumably keeps
one from bending the no
If good manners includes the musical aspect, of performance, I would have to
say... Performers should have the good taste, and intelligence, not to
play 20th century computer generated elevator lute music, by composers,
either still dead, or still living, or still both, from the greater NY city
>Ha ha! My diabolical plan to inflate the third-quarter >share price of
>fretgut manufactories is proceeding apace!
You've just doubled your projected profit!
Michael Thames
www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com
- Original Message -
From: "Peter Weiler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday,
Ha ha! My diabolical plan to inflate the third-quarter share price of
fretgut manufactories is proceeding apace! Dear Martyn, Sean, and Peter,
and all,
Last night I added another fret to each of the frets on my 6 course
lute, in the manner that Sean had suggested, with smaller diameter gut
behind i
> his manners are so fine. He can say "my friend"
> to someone he hates, without sounding smarmy.
Sounds suspiciously much like Nigel N
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Dear everyone,
if you happen to be near Bremen on Saturday, June 25th, you may want to
take a chance: From 10 a.m. on, lute players from all over North Germany
will assemble for a players' meeting in Bremen, Grosze Krankenstrasze 11
(Bremen-Neustadt). There will be occasion for playing together, t
1. Which forthcoming CD would that be?
3. There are a number of Terzi CDs listed - most are vocal music with the
lute accompaniment. I assume you are referring to the Paul Beier CD which
is all lute. By the way we are selling that CD through the Lute Society of
America, so if anyone wants one t
In "A Tale of Two Cities" there is a French marquis
with a cold and selfish heart. He is consequently a
cruel man.
This man has very good manners. In reading the book,
it is a pleasure to "listen to him talk", because
his manners are so fine. He can say "my friend"
to someone he hates, without
Dear Martyn, Sean, and Peter, and all,
Last night I added another fret to each of the frets on my 6 course
lute, in the manner that Sean had suggested, with smaller diameter gut
behind it, as I was unsure as to how much the fret wear, would affect me
getting the right mix with the existing fret
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