[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-09 Thread Edward Martin
Try rotating the instrument. Pull back on the right arm, and with the left, arm, push it forward slightly. That will set it up mechanically to work. ed At 09:20 PM 3/9/2011, Herbert Ward wrote: >In playing my 13-course, the strap is constantly on the verge >of slipping backwards off my left

[LUTE] Re: "good bad" instead of "strong weak"

2011-03-09 Thread Herbert Ward
Thanks for the info. But did our historical forebears think of these words "good" and "bad" in the context of morality or religion? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Lute humidifiers

2011-03-09 Thread Claudia Funder
Hi All, I'm sure you are all aware that a high level of humidity is very damaging to objects. Mould/mildew is bad. To keep any object in ideal conditions you're looking for a constant temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and humidity of 50-55% (though the recommended stats vary around the

[LUTE] Hopkinson Smith to give concert and master class in Columbus, OH, April 2011

2011-03-09 Thread Eugene C. Braig IV
Greetings All:   Hopkinson Smith will be giving a concert cosponsored by my own Columbus Guitar Society and Early Music in Columbus. That concert, entitled "De los Castillos y Calles de España: Spanish Guitar Music of the 17th Century", will be performed entirely on five-course guitar. The 1 Apri

[LUTE] Re: String making factory video?

2011-03-09 Thread Christopher Stetson
Thanks, Ned. I was looking for that one, too. Having worked in small industries like that, I just love the rolls of nylgut out in the garage with the old tires! Best, and keep playing, Chris. On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Edward Mast <[1]nedma...@aol.com> wrote:

[LUTE] Picture from Michael Schäffer

2011-03-09 Thread Andreas Schlegel
Hello! I'm looking for a picture of Michael Schäffer from one of his LPs (Vinyl). If somebody here is lucky owner of a Schäffer LP and could send me a good scan I would be VERY grateful. Thanks a lot! Andreas To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~w

[LUTE] Re: String making factory video?

2011-03-09 Thread Edward Mast
Hi Lynda - If we're thinking of the same video, it was of the Peruffo factory in Italy. Try this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Cwe_pz0Uo (that's pz"zero"Uo) Best, Ned On Mar 9, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Lynda Kraar wrote: > Dear All, > > > Awhile back someone posted a fabulous video of a string maki

[LUTE] String making factory video?

2011-03-09 Thread Lynda Kraar
Dear All, Awhile back someone posted a fabulous video of a string making factory. Can anyone send me that link? Lynda Kraar, President Lynda Kraar & Associates Phone 201-928-1012 Cell: 551-486-3772 Skype: lyndakraar Google Voice: 985-205-9632 PLEASE NOTE new email address: lynda.kr...@gma

[LUTE] Pictures Haycock

2011-03-09 Thread Alfonso Marin
For those interested Here they go: http://www.lutevoice.com/Haycock/Haycock_1.jpg http://www.lutevoice.com/Haycock/Haycock_2.jpg http://www.lutevoice.com/Haycock/Haycock_3.jpg http://www.lutevoice.com/Haycock/Haycock_4.jpg http://www.lutevoice.com/Haycock/Haycock_5.jpg http://www.lutevoice.com/H

[LUTE] Re: 7-course lute by Martin Haycock for sale

2011-03-09 Thread R. Mattes
On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 15:10:11 +0100, Alfonso Marin wrote > Selling price: [WINDOWS-1252?]€4400 > > Here you can watch some pictures: > > http://www.lutevoice.com/Haycock/ And you may wonder why you can't see any pictures on this web page ... Yet another page that needs activated Java Script to di

[LUTE] Re: German tablature

2011-03-09 Thread R. Mattes
On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 15:06:09 +0100, Mathias Roesel wrote > *waves hand* *waves hands too* Actually, once used to it it's a pretty neat shorthand notation. I sometimes use it it sketch fingerings/chord shapes for continuo playing ... Cheers, Ralf Mattes > Mat > > > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-

[LUTE] Ronn McFarlane Lute Weekend

2011-03-09 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Response to the lute weekend with Ronn from April 9-10 in Cleveland has been phenomenal and we are now officially booked up for full participants. We could probably fit in 2 more people who don't want to play in a masterclass (but would still have a private lesson) and would have roo

[LUTE] 7-course lute by Martin Haycock for sale

2011-03-09 Thread Alfonso Marin
Dear all, I am offering a wonderfully sounding seven-course version after the Georg Gerle lute at the Vienna Kunsthistorischesmuseum for sale. The instrument was finished in February 2010 and has a birds-eye maple back and an ebony veneered neck and pegbox. The pegs are made from a very hard

[LUTE] Re: German tablature

2011-03-09 Thread Mathias Roesel
*waves hand* Mat > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] Im > Auftrag von Rob MacKillop > Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. März 2011 17:55 > An: howard posner > Cc: Lute List > Betreff: [LUTE] Re: German tablature > >Exactly. > >Well