[LUTE] Re: On preparing to record

2008-09-20 Thread Michael Gillespie
Is this recording of the carillon going to be available?! On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 5:22 AM, Jean-Marie Poirier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Martin, such quality is something special to French churches, didn't you notice ? ;- Jean-Marie ( no kidding I agree 100% with what y

[LUTE] Re: Microphone

2008-09-20 Thread David Tayler
tascam's stuff is not what it was. I will be at the AES show in a few weeks and I'll post a report of the good lute recording stuff, there may be a Fostex beater out there, or some new budget mics. Always look for a noise figure of 129.5 EIN in a preamp and A weighted 10-15 in a mic. It won't te

[LUTE] LUTE DUO CONCERT in WARSAW

2008-09-20 Thread Anton Birula
Dear Friends, Just to inform that we are gonna play Baroque Lute Duets tomorrow, 21.09.2008 Sunday 11.30 am at : Kaplica Parafii Uczniow Panskich Kepa Zawodowska Bruzdowa str 11 Warsaw - Wilanow ( Poland) Maybe some of you happen to be from this area... Best wishes, Anna Kowalska & Anton

[LUTE] Re: Old de Visee... ;-)

2008-09-20 Thread wikla
Hi, Mathias wrote: > But this was your Berr baroque lute, no? Tuned in ton vieil? Yes, a true 10 course "renaissance lute". Stephen and Sandy describe the idea: "Although this instrument was built much later than the golden period of the 10-course repertoire, it is a beautiful shape (the body

[LUTE] New to the lute

2008-09-20 Thread Stewart McCoy
Dear Neil, I'm pleased to hear that you are happy with your EMS lute. One of my students bought one, and had to return it to them for adjustments to be made. The string spacing at the nut made the instrument unplayable. Three grand would get you a very nice lute indeed. Yes, it is a lot of money

[LUTE] Re: ...help !

2008-09-20 Thread Jean-Marie Poirier
Dear Arthur, Thank you again very sincerely for spending some time answering my initial query about the mysterious B.M. Yes, I was aware of the fact that Mariagrazia Carlone was Paul Beier's wife. By the way I like what Paul does very much. I will keep the possible Medici connection to myself u

[LUTE] Re: Lute sound, esoteric or worldly?

2008-09-20 Thread Mathias Rösel
> > in a way I have found that the aim to tone production among lutenists > > could perhaps be divided to two extremes: there are those very gentle > > players, who hardly touch their strings, and then there are those, who > > nearly beat the strings. I'm not a prof player, but I know both approac

[LUTE] Re: Old de Visee... ;-)

2008-09-20 Thread Mathias Rösel
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > Now it was time to make some videos, too ;-) > And so the arrangements are clearly playable ;-)) But this was your Berr baroque lute, no? Tuned in ton vieil? > You can find the music (pdf) and links to YouTube and Vimeo versions in > my page > >http://www.c

[LUTE] Re: On preparing to record

2008-09-20 Thread Jean-Marie Poirier
Martin, such quality is something special to French churches, didn't you notice ? ;- Jean-Marie ( no kidding I agree 100% with what you wrote about recording and I also own a H2 Zoom : wonderful little machine !) > >Just an aside - the small size and built-in mics of the Zoom make it >id

[LUTE] Re: On preparing to record

2008-09-20 Thread Martin Shepherd
Dear Damian, Sorry I'm a late arrival to this discussion - and I agree with what has been said already. It was Rob who got me started on this recording business: his MP3s of Fuenllana sounded as though they must have been produced expensively, but it turned out he had just plugged a cheap mic