[LUTE] Re: Cherbury lute book

There is such divergent policy when it comes to lute manuscripts nowadays. One has only to look at [1]Facsimile-Links to see how the different libraries measure out their generosity. And how easily accessible they make their manuscripts. (Easy full PDF download at a click, or

[LUTE] Re: Cherbury lute book

The Herb of Cherb lute book seems to be available in PDF format from the Fitzwilliam against a small-ish fee: http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/aboutus/imagelibrary/products Anybody got it and can tell us more about that digital copy? Alain To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: String tech

I play an 8-course, 59 cm lute, nominally in G (A c. 430), with 0.42 mm treble gut from Gamut. The strings may last a while, but fraying and the resulting compromised tone can occur early on. In some cases I can turn the (unshortened) string around and avoid bad patches near the nut

[LUTE] Re: String tech

Hi Ed, Happy New Year old friend, all the best to you and Colleen. Nice to hear from you on this subject. I like Ed have played for many years with gut, I have only been using nylgut in the las 4 years or so, only because I now have so many lutes ( and I only have 8... don't know

[LUTE] Re: Chromatic lute works

Thanks to Alain for spotting a new one! As I see it, there should be a chromatic theme that is considerable within the piece, not just a chromatic modulation or two. The Doni lute book recently mentioned seems to have potential entries. :) G. On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 10:48 PM,

[LUTE] Re: Chromatic lute works

I just looked, it's a transposed version of the Gostena Fantasy 25. Sounds good though. Am 19.01.2018 um 21:10 schrieb Alain Veylit: Goran, I think you could add: Fantasia Diomedes - [Cherbury lute book fol. 38/1] to that list. Apologies if this was already in your list.

[LUTE] Re: Chromatic lute works

That's funny. I played just today from the Cherbury Book (and failed mostly, these pieces are quite tricky). I didn't get to this piece. Thanks! I had looked at it once, but didn't remember. One question: What do you people consider "chromatic"? Do you mean with a chromatic theme or just with

[LUTE] Re: String tech

Hello Leonard and others, This is a topic of great interest to me, as I have played mostly gut strings for 30 + years. There is nothing as beautiful as the sound of a gut strung lute tuned well. Some have tried oils, resins, even crazy glue with mixed effectiveness of making trebles last long.

[LUTE] Re: Chromatic lute works

Goran, I think you could add: Fantasia Diomedes - [Cherbury lute book fol. 38/1] to that list. Apologies if this was already in your list. http://fandango.musickshandmade.com/files/images/cherbury/Cherbury_78.jpg Alain On 12/19/2017 02:37 PM, G. C. wrote: A quick online archive search

[LUTE] Re: I'm confused.

Ok, so this is merely a stylistic argument, which is no hard evidence - imagine someone dating Marco Dall'Aquila's Ricercar 33 only by style... Also, Falconieri could be the guitar expert as far as I know, he died 1656. So we can safely assume the minuet is quite early indeed. I didn't find

[LUTE] Re: String tech

Oil applied before installation? Let it soak into the string? Glue, perhaps, after installation, when fraying has begun? Leonard > On Jan 19, 2018, at 12:52 PM, Mathias Rösel > wrote: > > Almond oil, rather. > > Mathias > > > > -Ursprüngliche

[LUTE] Re: String tech

1. Hang the string from a hook or door handle, attach an object on the other end which weighs approximately the same as the tension when tuned up on the lute. 2. Take a rag or paper towel (folded up) and squeeze a bit of Crazy Glue on it. 3. Quickly pass the ‘moistened’ part of the rag down

[LUTE] Re: String tech

Almond oil, rather. Mathias -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] Im Auftrag von Bruno Cognyl-Fournier Gesendet: Freitag, 19. Januar 2018 18:50 An: Leonard Williams Cc: Lute List Betreff: [LUTE] Re: String tech I believe some

[LUTE] Re: String tech

I believe some people put a dab of glue and quickly run their fingers on the string to glue the stray fibres onto the string 2018-01-19 12:45 GMT-05:00 Leonard Williams <[1]arc...@verizon.net>: Has anyone come up with a technique to increase the life of gut trebles? (besides

[LUTE] String tech

Has anyone come up with a technique to increase the life of gut trebles? (besides switching to synthetics!) I get stray fibers very shortly after installing one—still playable but the tone and intonation suffer. Thanks! Leonard Williams To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: I'm confused.

Fabris writes that the music entered by mano B now (as opposed to the earlier pieces of mano A) shows traits characteristic of music for the guitar technically and stylistically. That's why dopo il 1650. Mathias -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu