[LUTE] how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Omer Katzir
Not permanently, just for one night. Which option do you think will be the best? Using a mic didn't worked out with my guitar (performing in the same place, same setting, only with lute this time) I have an option to buy those pickups with a clip, but I'm not sure they'll work. (link attached) Id

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Tobiah
On 01/27/2015 01:06 PM, Omer Katzir wrote: Not permanently, just for one night. Which option do you think will be the best? Using a mic didn't worked out with my guitar (performing in the same place, same setting, only with lute this time) I predict that the pickup that you linked to is going t

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Omer Katzir
Well, we don't have any good microphone there and there's no budget to buy any (working on donations) if it was for my personal use, I would buy a nice condenser. I'm not really sure what was the problem with the guitar last time, we have really old gear there, it worked before the concert, and st

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Tom Haigh
I've been lurking on this list for a while.. time to contribute! Soundboard transducer type pickups could be an option, i.e. Fishman: [1]http://www.fishman.com/products/filter/type:pickups The link you gave would seem to be a simple type of soundboard pickup or contact microphone (I'

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Arto Wikla
Hi all Just an innocent(?) question: If you need amplification, why to use the lute? Electric guitars are made for that purpose, loud music. ;-) Arto To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Tobiah
On 01/27/2015 01:49 PM, Arto Wikla wrote: Hi all Just an innocent(?) question: If you need amplification, why to use the lute? Electric guitars are made for that purpose, loud music. ;-) Oh right, and we can just use a Rhodes electric piano instead of those bulky awkward concert grands! To

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Omer Katzir
It's not for loud music, but I want to make sure everyone in the room can hear it, I'm not that sure my lute can do it alone (my guitar could) To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Arto Wikla
On 27/01/15 23:53, Tobiah wrote: On 01/27/2015 01:49 PM, Arto Wikla wrote: Hi all Just an innocent(?) question: If you need amplification, why to use the lute? Electric guitars are made for that purpose, loud music. ;-) Oh right, and we can just use a Rhodes electric piano instead of those bu

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread theoj89294
A lot of popular performers (e.g. Billy Joel, Elton John, etc) amplify their Grand Pianos, and many use a Barcus Berry 'triplanar' contact pickup http://barcusberry.com/product.cfm?ProductID=11 - which is actually amazing and sounds fantastic - too bad its too big for guitars/lutes. Having rep

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
contact microphone on the bridge works fine for me. Bruno 2015-01-27 16:22 GMT-05:00 Tobiah <[1]t...@tobiah.org>: On 01/27/2015 01:06 PM, Omer Katzir wrote: Not permanently, just for one night. Which option do you think will be the best? Using a mic didn't worked out with

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
I've been using a lavalier mic for years. No special mount needed: simply put a popsicle stick under the bass courses. (In other words, remove a few strings, put the stick on, then tie them back on over it.) Leave just enough stick for the mic clip. Once it's "installed" it's barely