[LUTE] Re: frustrated with tuning, strings, lutes, the world etc...

2005-09-30 Thread Stephan . Olbertz
Dear Christopher, do you know Seegermanns papers on the matter? They're online on his northern renaissance instruments page. Regards, Stephan Am 29 Sep 2005 um 19:44 hat Christopher Schaub geschrieben: I agree and do play this way. But putting the pinky on or behind the bridge is a bit

[LUTE] Re: frustrated with tuning, strings, lutes, the world etc...

2005-09-30 Thread Taco Walstra
On Thursday 29 September 2005 21:58, Christopher Schaub wrote: Ok, it's been a tough week and I've only been making it worse by messing with my tunings, string tensions etc. :?) I've been bothered lately about all of those paintings with rh pinky fingers planted behind or on the bridge, even

[LUTE] Re: frustrated with tuning, strings, lutes, the world etc...

2005-09-30 Thread Ed Durbrow
On Sep 30, 2005, at 4:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: do you know Seegermanns papers on the matter? They're online on his northern renaissance instruments page. Do you have a link for that? The page I got with a Google search was a dead link. Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[LUTE] Re: frustrated with tuning, strings, lutes, the world etc...

2005-09-30 Thread Wolfgang Wiehe
http://www.nrinstruments.demon.co.uk/Guide.html -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Ed Durbrow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Freitag, 30. September 2005 12:13 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Betreff: [LUTE] Re: frustrated with tuning, strings, lutes, the world etc... On

[LUTE] Link for Northern Renaissance Instruments.

2005-09-30 Thread Garry Bryan
Ed Durbrow wrote: On Sep 30, 2005, at 4:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: do you know Seegermanns papers on the matter? They're online on his northern renaissance instruments page. Do you have a link for that? The page I got with a Google search was a dead link. Ed Durbrow

[LUTE] Re: Link for Northern Renaissance Instruments.

2005-09-30 Thread Ed Durbrow
Thanks Gary and Wolfgang. http://www.nrinstruments.demon.co.uk/Guide.html Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Link for Northern Renaissance Instruments.

2005-09-30 Thread Martyn Hodgson
In my view a word of caution is advisable over parts of Eph's article on his NRI website. In particular, Eph was the inventor of modern 'roped' bass strings made by NRI and has an interest in their promotion and rather less enthusiam for the alternative loaded strings invented by Mimo

[LUTE] How deaf people learn to talk.

2005-09-30 Thread Herbert Ward
I spent some time reading about how deaf people learn to talk, since their problem, reproducing the sounds of a world which is silent for them, is (at least superficially) like our problem, reproducing the sounds of bygone centuries which are silent for us. After reading a while, I thought

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk.

2005-09-30 Thread Roman Turovsky
HAve you ever considered hedgehogs' mating procedures? RT I spent some time reading about how deaf people learn to talk, since their problem, reproducing the sounds of a world which is silent for them, is (at least superficially) like our problem, reproducing the sounds of bygone centuries

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk.

2005-09-30 Thread Arto Wikla
Hi list members On Fri, 30 Sep 2005, Roman answered to Herbert about comparing deaf persons to our deafness of being able to hear the music of bygone centuries: HAve you ever considered hedgehogs' mating procedures? Once again I cannot get Roman's message. I suppose he had one? Perhaps the

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk.

2005-09-30 Thread Craig Robert Pierpont
Been there. Done that. And I gotta tell you, it's one of those things that either you like it or you don't. Roman Turovsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HAve you ever considered hedgehogs' mating procedures? RT - Yahoo! for Good Click here to

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk.

2005-09-30 Thread Howard Posner
Arto Wikla wrote: But please Roman, if you had a message, explain it in clear and easy words to us poor, who certainly are under your level of excellency... The reference to hedgehog sex was a way of expressing his opinion that the question was strange or unintelligible and not worthy of

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk.

2005-09-30 Thread bill kilpatrick
--- Arto Wikla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 30 Sep 2005, Roman answered to Herbert about HAve you ever considered hedgehogs' mating procedures? Once again I cannot get Roman's message. I suppose he had one? if he will allow me to speak on his behalf in this matter, may i say that i

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk (II)

2005-09-30 Thread bill kilpatrick
i can't remember her name but i know her ability is not unique - there's a very accomplished percussionist in england who is deaf and uses vibrations to play. presumably, a deaf person can be taught to duplicate vibrations in their own throat which they feel when placing their fingers on the

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk (II)

2005-09-30 Thread Alain Veylit
Those of you listening to NPR in the Southern California Inland Empire can tune in right now for an interview about the deaf Scottish percussionist... Alain PS: Robin Williams does a superb immitation of a deaf person talking, if that's any help bill kilpatrick wrote: i can't remember

[LUTE] Re: How deaf people learn to talk (II)

2005-09-30 Thread Roman Turovsky
Since we are on such a lutenisticly relevant subject: there are MANY types of deafness out there and some permit hearing music, but not speech (I had a colleague who was a pianist who had to read lips). Having said that, Dan Shoskes is a professional surgeon, but he is a gentleman, so he has