[LUTE] Summary intavolations 9

2012-09-30 Thread Anton Höger
hi, there are 3 new lute intavolations for 2 equal lutes (Unisono) and one for 3 lutes (Unisono) on IMSLP for 2 lutes Dowland, John - M. Henry Noel his Galliard --- Dowland, John - Giles Hobie's Galliard http://imslp.org/wiki/M._Giles_Hobies_Galiard_%2815.%2

[LUTE] Re: Besard's Novus Partus.

2012-09-30 Thread Alain Veylit
Hi Chris, There is indeed a published facsimile of the Novus Partus, but I don't have access to it right now. If this helps at all, I transcribed 3 pieces from that book - see [1]http://musickshandmade.com/lute/collections/view/160 . I particularly recommend the Gallinus et gallin

[LUTE] On shimming frets.

2012-09-30 Thread Herbert Ward
Some months ago I put shims under my second fret where the strings had worn little U-shaped indentations. At first they worked OK. But as time went on I found it harder and harder keep them adjusted, and this morning it was impossible. I think the reason may be this. If you shim the bottom of

[LUTE] Re: On shimming frets.

2012-09-30 Thread Dan Winheld
I know this is hard- but sometimes ya gotta bite the bullet & replace your frets. I hate it too- but you can get into a sort of rhythm with it, once you've done the first two or so. The 3rd fret on my Baroque is getting real ragged & nasty. Got a job on my own lute coming up real soon. Have yo

[LUTE] Re: On shimming frets.

2012-09-30 Thread Dan Winheld
Wooden frets fall off, Gut frets also wearing out- Seasons of the lute. On 9/30/2012 7:23 PM, Herbert Ward wrote: Some months ago I put shims under my second fret where the strings had worn little U-shaped indentations. At first they worked OK. But as time went on I found it harder and harder

[LUTE] On shimming frets.

2012-09-30 Thread howard posner
Keep in mind that nothing lasts forever. But you may be able to rotate your fret, as it were: push the fret toward the nut enough to loosen it, push the knot about course's width away from the fingerboard, then slide the fret into position again, and (as we string players say) viola! the worn