[LUTE] Re: Theorbo in G?

2008-01-18 Thread Martyn Hodgson
I very much agree and I deprecate the various lute societies making editions of Italian music in French tablature when they ought to be encouraging people to read the latter - it's really not difficult. MH Are Vidar Boye Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As you imply: I guess it's

[LUTE-BUILDER] Yew wood

2008-01-18 Thread Tony Chalkley
I'm afraid this is only really addressed to makers in Europe, but it is the easiest way to pass the message. I've just been contacted by a friend in Northern Brittany who has between 6 and 7 m3 of yew trunks that he would like to sell. They are from 30 to 60 cm in diameter and are not hollow.

[LUTE] Re: [OT] Making PDF's

2008-01-18 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
At 07:52 AM 1/17/2008, G. Crona wrote: Does anybody know, when making a PDF in Acrobat, how to avoid that the location of the file on the harddrive shows up at the top or bottom of each page of the finished PDF? From whatever software I am creating a pdf, I just click print in the file menu

[LUTE] Re: tablature, alfabeto and BC

2008-01-18 Thread Lex Eisenhardt
Related to this: are you aware if any lists of players at the 17thC/early 18thC Italian Opera Houses listing theorbos, harpsichords players also showing guitarists.? Martyn The theorbist can also play the guitar. Normally not at the same time... Lex -- To get on or off this list see

[LUTE] Re: Iconography

2008-01-18 Thread Stuart Walsh
G. Crona wrote: Some years back, I watched a concert by Il Giardino Armonico, where they played in a castle in Austria somewhere. In one sequence, the following image appeared: http://tinyurl.com/ywuhgj I asked if this instrument would possibly qualify as an example of a Gallichon, but

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Continuo/Baroque Lute Weekend

2008-01-18 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Dear All: I am pleased to announce that I will be hosting another lute weekend in Cleveland. It will be held on April 5 and 6 and will feature Richard Stone, leading continuo player, conductor and baroque lutenist. The focus will be Baroque Lute, Theorbo and Archlute. Tentative topics:

[LUTE] Re: info on Raul Perez luthier

2008-01-18 Thread laura_maschi
hi Bruno! how are you??? Nice to hear from you. As you know, I have some instruments made by Raul Perez. A renaissance lute, 8c after laux maler (you can see it in the web site, it is the 2000's pictures), a baroque guitar (voboam) , a rebec, and last december I received a new lute (6c,