[LUTE] Re: Lundberg's contribution to lutemaking in the age of Galileo

2012-04-29 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Lots of great options for sharing files now: 1) Join lutegroup.ning.com and upload in the tablature forum 2) Join Dropbox and put the file in your public folder: http://db.tt/idH3MHl (use this link and get an extra 0.5 GB storage) 3) Join Google Drive (just unveiled this week so no guarantee on

[LUTE] Re: Re: Re: [LUTE] Bach’s Lute Suites: This Myth is Busted

2012-04-25 Thread Daniel Winheld
Certainly a lute player might have come up with a scordatura that would be quite fabulous, A quite fabulous scordatura has come to my attention in the English Lute Society's March magazine. Melbourne MS LHD 243 is for 11 course Baroque lute in D major tuning. So I cranked my 1st 4th

[LUTE] Re: Re: Bach’s Lute Suites: This Myth is Busted

2012-04-25 Thread Daniel Winheld
The article was aimed at the guitar crowd, still clinging to illusions of lute. It's tough letting go. But he put it all together very nicely, I thought. On Apr 25, 2012, at 11:18 AM, Braig, Eugene wrote: While I enjoyed this read, I didn't see anything particularly new here. For example,

[LUTE] Re: Lute and Flute Weekend

2012-04-20 Thread Daniel Shoskes
. On Apr 19, 2012, at 10:41 AM, Daniel Shoskes wrote: Just had a very successful Lute and Flute weekend with Ronn McFarlane and Mindy Rosenfeld. Here are some videos from their recital and my home: [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS25JiPa6fQ [2]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNghI5cCO44 [3

[LUTE] Lute and Flute Weekend

2012-04-18 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Just had a very successful Lute and Flute weekend with Ronn McFarlane and Mindy Rosenfeld. Here are some videos from their recital and my home: [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS25JiPa6fQ [2]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNghI5cCO44

[LUTE] Re: What makes a good lute?

2012-04-10 Thread Daniel Winheld
My teacher told me that you don't choose a lute, it chooses you. Maybe that is true. That is true, you know it when you feel it, but it may take years of playing experience on many instruments to finally recognize that right and perfect match up when it happens. My once-in-a-lifetime lute

[LUTE] Re: What makes a good lute?

2012-04-10 Thread Daniel Winheld
are rarely fitted to the lute, even though the lute is from the age of custom made On Apr 10, 2012, at 7:55 AM, Daniel Winheld wrote: My teacher told me that you don't choose a lute, it chooses you. Maybe that is true. That is true, you know it when you feel it, but it may take years

[LUTE] Re: Fret tying on a theorbo

2012-04-09 Thread Daniel Winheld
And in addition to all the previous good tips, I assume that you also tie the frets about a semitone distance closer to the nut before sliding it down the neck to further tighten it. Hardest, of course, at the first fret where the pegbox limits the space for the fret that needs the most help. I

[LUTE] Re: What makes a good lute?

2012-04-09 Thread Daniel Winheld
Your hands will tell you. So, how would I know if the lute I currently have has good enough spacing? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Of Mice Milk

2012-04-06 Thread Daniel Winheld
(And, yes. I say mics, so why not micing?). Micing is normally means using mice. Naturally, the word is normally used by micers. But four mice are really ten times better than two, and you don't need more than six, and you can make a very, very good recording with two if you are

[LUTE] OT Alert- Music Miking (Micing?)

2012-04-05 Thread Daniel Winheld
This recording is from one of my music students, avant-garde guitarist Dean Santomieri- Here are two spontaneous improvisations from one of my rehearsals with violinist Thea Farhadian. http://soundcloud.com/tfarhad/sets/santomieri-farhadian-duo/ Maybe some of you will dig it. Of more relevance

[LUTE] Basic home miking a lute to computer?

2012-04-04 Thread Daniel Winheld
Ratcheting down to basic cheep home miking for idiots- (or cavemen): No doubt this ground has been covered before, but I need a refresher tutorial. Opinions of the Samson C01U USB Studio Condenser for a quick, easy home recording to the iMac? I already own one, but suggestions for affordable

[LUTE] Re: Right hand plucking position - was Re: Quality vs Quantity

2012-03-28 Thread Daniel Winheld
On Mar 28, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Nancy Carlin wrote: I was at the lute seminar (produced by Donna Curry) that Susanne and Diana attended. They played a lovely duet concert. I remember seeing them having a good time talking with each other, but Susanne was a great talker. I also

[LUTE] Re: Being too clever, knowing always how it is...

2012-03-19 Thread Daniel Winheld
One more whack at the OT dead horse, this morsel is too rich to consume by myself: CARTESIAN, adg. Relating to Descartes, a famous philosopher, author of the celebrated dictum, Cogito ergo sum- whereby he was pleased to suppose he demonstrated the reality of human existence. The dictum might

[LUTE] Re: (Not) OT: Music in church

2012-03-15 Thread Daniel Winheld
Good useful clarification/re- definement , Howard. I work at a large CD/record/DVD establishment, and every now and then I will slip on a mass by Josquin, Byrd, whoever- (any of the usual suspects) and most of my fellow employees- except the other two who help me out in the classical division-

[LUTE] Re: Nazi rules for jazz performers

2012-03-13 Thread Daniel Winheld
I wonder how the nazis felt about notes inegale. ...The same way they felt about most matters French Also check this out... http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-music-survives-degenerate-music-music-suppressed-by-the-third-reich-w54283/review On Mar 13, 2012, at 1:37 AM, Gary Digman wrote:

[LUTE] Re: Berlin?

2012-03-10 Thread Daniel Shoskes
The Berlin Musical Instrument museum has several lutes, theorbos and baroque guitars. [1]http://www.sim.spk-berlin.de/mim_3.html Danny On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 3:10 AM, William Samson [2]willsam...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Dear Collective Wisdom/Knowledge, I'll be

[LUTE] Re: Violin strings out of spider's thread

2012-03-06 Thread Daniel Winheld
Yes- I got the news from one of my lute students yesterday. I heard a sample sound bite on the radio on the way home from work today, somewhat strange sounding- reedy, webby, a touch ethereal otherworldly in a nice way. How the hell did they harvest and process it? About 12 years ago some

[LUTE] Barto Weiss 11

2012-02-11 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Latest Weiss volume now available in US as download from Amazon: [1]http://amzn.to/A6PuPu Danny -- References 1. http://amzn.to/A6PuPu To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: P.S. Re: Action on Baroque Lute?

2012-02-06 Thread Daniel Winheld
to the acrimony is the original text of the famous Josquin chanson- El grillo non cantare. On Feb 6, 2012, at 5:56 AM, brentlynk wrote: Thanks Dan! But if one happens to be an English cricket, his longbow might be that small, LOL! :-) - Original Message From: Daniel Winheld dwinh

[LUTE] Re: P.S. Re: Action on Baroque Lute?

2012-02-05 Thread Daniel Winheld
My Baroque lute (Robert Lundberg, 1977) is a bare touch less than 4 mm at both 9th and 10th frets (1st string lines up exactly with the line on my ruler- to top of fret). Feels fine, would not want it lower certainly no higher. The fistmele of an English Longbow (distance from the bottom of

[LUTE] Re: How to make a peg turner.

2012-02-03 Thread Daniel Winheld
Perhaps taping 3 hack saw blades together might give you enough width- (the dowel is securely fixed, business end, up in a vise) -but depends on the thickness of your pegs. Then one could run a piece of leather, rattan, or maybe a thin metal strip around the outside of the cut end to keep the

[LUTE] Re: Haldon Chase

2012-02-03 Thread Daniel Winheld
Long gone; both from the lute world this vale of tears- don't remember who or when I got this info from, but sounded true at the time I received it. His estate still owes me a $100 deposit for a Renaissance lute I contracted for in about 1968 that he never saw fit to build. Still have the

[LUTE] Re: tuning fork at 433Hz?

2012-01-10 Thread Daniel Winheld
When did they change from gut saws? On Jan 10, 2012, at 1:49 PM, EUGENE BRAIG IV wrote: Alright, traveling more and more remotely to the original discussion, but Crumb is wacky. I think it's interesting that Ancient Voices... makes such frequent appearances in music appreciation and

[LUTE] Re: tuning fork at 433Hz?

2012-01-10 Thread Daniel Winheld
tomorrow, I hope Dan On Jan 10, 2012, at 9:40 PM, Daniel Winheld wrote: When did they change from gut saws? On Jan 10, 2012, at 1:49 PM, EUGENE BRAIG IV wrote: Alright, traveling more and more remotely to the original discussion, but Crumb is wacky. I think it's interesting

[LUTE] Re: move to steel strings in 20th c Re: tuning fork at 433Hz?

2012-01-08 Thread Daniel Winheld
More grist for the mill, a discussion of classical guitar; gut vs. steel strings in the early 20th- It is commonly believed that Barrios used steel strings instead of the traditional gut, the dominant choice of guitarists of the day. A Barrios biographer, Uruguayan, Miguel Herrera Klinger,

[LUTE] Visee + traverso

2012-01-04 Thread Daniel Shoskes
There are a few recordings of music of Robert deVisee for theorbo and flute/traverso. Does anyone know the sources and whether pdf's are available? Thanks Danny -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Visee + traverso

2012-01-04 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Pascal Monteilhet and I believe Joachim Held. On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Edward Martin [1]e...@gamutstrings.com wrote: What are the recordings? At 11:24 AM 1/4/2012, Daniel Shoskes wrote: There are a few recordings of music of Robert deVisee for theorbo

[LUTE] Re: Non-stretchy pegbox leaders.

2012-01-02 Thread Daniel Winheld
Google Spectra fishing line very strong, highly stretch resistant. Another high strength, low stretch fiber is DYNEEMA (high modulus polyethylene fiber) Spectra might actually be this stuff, different brand names and formulations for different applications. Fishing line seems to be the most

[LUTE] Re: Lute of the Month- UGLY!

2011-12-14 Thread Daniel Winheld
You can't really appreciate how ugly the Arnault de Zwolle lute design is until you have one. As DT rightly observes, When you look at a copy of Arnaut's lute, it always looks a bit odd. It always seems as though something is not quite right. Some of the iconography shows lutes where the

[LUTE] Re: Lute of the Month- UGLY!

2011-12-14 Thread Daniel Winheld
If you are Conrad Paumann or Blind Willie McTell there is one answer- For players of theorbo or archlute, it has sometimes been the other answer. On Dec 14, 2011, at 2:11 PM, Stephen Fryer wrote: On 14/12/2011 1:51 PM, Daniel Winheld wrote: You can't really appreciate how ugly the Arnault de

[LUTE] Re: Transposing lute tablature on sight

2011-12-10 Thread Daniel Winheld
On Dec 10, 2011, at 8:58 PM, David Tayler wrote: ...and I'm just a soggy lute player pecking at the computer, no butterflies dreaming of tab, just beer bottles that are mysteriously self transposing to empty. And that's the part that is pure poetry. My compliments; well done. -- To get

[LUTE] Re: Transposing lute tablature on sight

2011-12-07 Thread Daniel Winheld
On Dec 5, 2011, at 2:44 PM, David Tayler wrote: What you see when you look at tab is a very interesting question. After looking at upside down tab for a while, your mind turns it around, just as our eye inverts images through its lens. When we see patterns that we have seen before, we

[LUTE] Re: Transposing lute tablature on sight

2011-12-04 Thread Daniel Winheld
Some lutenists were so accustomed to routinely transposing down a tone they became unable to read either tablatures or notes at the original pitch. The condition was called Acquired Ditonal Disorder, or ADD. One unfortunate soul was nicknamed Simonius Tonaparte. On Dec 4, 2011, at 11:08 AM,

[LUTE] Re: Transposing lute tablature on sight

2011-12-04 Thread Daniel Winheld
On a 7 course instrument w/ 7th course a fourth lower than 6, it's the easiest transposition of all for me. With a foundation in classical guitar (good thing or a bad thing, depends...) It's like playing on a guitar except that for G lute we are now on a D instrument. The guitar thing helps to

[LUTE] Re: Transposing lute tablature on sight

2011-12-04 Thread Daniel Winheld
Dan, you are a veritable fount of early music performance knowledge. Were your scholarly credentials and serious demeanor less known, one might almost suspect you of pulling our leg! On Dec 4, 2011, at 3:36 PM, Daniel Winheld wrote: Hmm... I wonder.. better look down and check your

[LUTE] Re: injury prevention

2011-12-01 Thread Daniel Winheld
Great subject for list discussion. My wrists are fine (for now) but I have suffered from epicondylitis in my right arm for years, and bit on the left as well. Caused by very stiff, rigid classical guitar training in my youth, very tough to undue. Habits of tension built into the arm-mind

[LUTE] Re: injury prevention- Flexbar

2011-12-01 Thread Daniel Winheld
The Flexbar did not work for me- but a lot of intelligent thought and experience seems to have gone into this device. If anyone on the list would like to give it a try, I would be more than happy to give away my Flexbars- one light, one medium, one heavy- any or all of them to anyone

[LUTE] Barto Weiss #11

2011-11-27 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Still waiting for the release of Barto's Weiss CD #11, however those of you with access to the online Naxos Music Library can stream the album at [1]http://naxosmusiclibrary.com/. Sonatas are C major #39 (with the big overture), G major #96 (I youtube'd it first!!!), and Eb major #30.

[LUTE] Re: Utterly OT: wind and cats

2011-11-27 Thread Daniel Winheld
At last the Shamisen player in our midst has gotten the sand out of his eyes and and shed light on this matter. And who knew that Japanese mice eat wooden buckets? Will there then be a termite shortage? Dan- two plastic buckets, one cat, no shamisen On Nov 27, 2011, at 12:04 PM, David van

[LUTE] Re: String material and inharmonicity

2011-11-26 Thread Daniel Winheld
Hello Bill- Here is an assessment of the new Nylgut I gave to a friend of mine off-list. I thing it is appropriate to your queries. For my friend, the comparison was to real gut, which he prefers. Oh yes- the strings. (new Nylgut) I am giving them a trial on a few instruments right now. They

[LUTE] Re: gut string, Petition, period colons etc.

2011-11-23 Thread Daniel Winheld
It's not a haiku yet. Keep working. Dan (Oh yes, fine performance- very good, deeply felt playing. The lute sounded great, would've sounded even better in gut. The cat's meow, don't cha know...)

[LUTE] Re: Montserrat Figueras

2011-11-23 Thread Daniel Winheld
What a sad event. My sympathies to Jordi and family. On Nov 23, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Edward Mast wrote: Sad indeed - an exciting performer. On Nov 23, 2011, at 1:48 PM, Bruno Fournier wrote: Atlthough off topic, sad day for early music today, Monserat Figueras passed away. Bruno

[LUTE] Re: Buzzing [was Gut strings]

2011-11-21 Thread Daniel Winheld
... Best regards Stephan Am 21.11.2011, 03:30 Uhr, schrieb sterling price spiffys84...@yahoo.com: From: Daniel Winheld dwinh...@comcast.net To: howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com Cc: Lutelist LUTELIST lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 7:10 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re

[LUTE] Re: Double 1st string on 6 course lutes?

2011-11-20 Thread Daniel Winheld
I seem to remember that lutes with a double chanterelle were usually strung in unisons. Mimmo Peruffo disputes that assumption: from his website page The lute in its historical reality- 9. Double treble and unison courses: the fact that the vihuela was generally (but not always) strung

[LUTE] Re: Double 1st string on 6 course lutes?

2011-11-20 Thread Daniel Winheld
PS Oh yes - and octave stringing works out cheaper too :o) From: Daniel Winheld [2]dwinh...@comcast.net To: William Samson [3]willsam...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: [4]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu [5]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, 20 November 2011, 17:05 Subject: [LUTE] Re: Double 1st string on 6 course

[LUTE] Re: Buzzing [was Gut strings]

2011-11-20 Thread Daniel Winheld
the fundamental and not the octave. When I need the sound of a 6th course octave, I can often refinger the note on the 7th course. Dan On Nov 20, 2011, at 4:59 PM, howard posner wrote: Daniel Winheld wrote, rather virtuosically: Howard, you of all people should know that ignorance of the law

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Android app

2011-11-19 Thread Daniel Shoskes
I have made a version of my Lute App which works on the iPhone for the Android devices. It can be downloaded for free here: [1]https://market.android.com/details?id=com.appmakr.app362241 The app allows you to follow the discussions on this mailing list as well as the regular lute

[LUTE] Re: Double 1st string on 6 course lutes?

2011-11-19 Thread Daniel Winheld
Yes, Dowland and Robinson as well advocated double firsts. Even Thomas Mace, at a time when the typical 11 course lute had a single 2nd as well as a single first. But Arto was asking about the 6 course lute. Can't recall written sources addressing this off the top of my head, but pretty sure

[LUTE] Re: Double 1st string on 6 course lutes?

2011-11-19 Thread Daniel Winheld
Arto- Bill got it- that's the one. http://www.hermitageshop.org/store/images/large/0003150A4_3_LRG.jpg Double firsts seem not to be popular these days, presumably because they are a little difficult to play on (I speak from experience) and possibly also because they imply a lower pitch

[LUTE] Lute App for Android devices

2011-11-19 Thread Daniel Shoskes
I have made a version of my Lute App which works on the iPhone for the Android devices. It can be downloaded for free here: [1]https://market.android.com/details?id=com.appmakr.app362241 The app allows you to follow the discussions on this mailing list as well as the baroque lute

[LUTE] Re: Gut strings

2011-11-17 Thread Daniel Winheld
I have used .42 beef gut for the best trebles- for durability strength- from Toro, obtained through Universale- I got them directly from the Viola da Gamba builder Marco Ternovec of Belgium when he came to the Berkeley Early Music Festival Exhibition several years ago. If these strings are

[LUTE] Re: Gut strings

2011-11-17 Thread Daniel Winheld
Another measure of far we have come, and still are- despite the recent ridiculous alarming developments- from the capricious perilous circumstances of yesteryear is to consider that Syvestro Ganassi in his mid-16th century treatise Regola Rubertino (mostly for the viols, some lute tab.)

[LUTE] Re: Gut Strings

2011-11-16 Thread Daniel Shoskes
We still use gut in the operating room, usually following treatment with chromic to slow the absorption by the body. I use chromic gut all the time. Mind you, I'm already banned from donating blood in the USA for life because I lived in the UK for 2 years. From the suture supplier

[LUTE] Re: Gut Strings

2011-11-16 Thread Daniel Winheld
And fret gut? It is ironic that I can find acceptable synthetic string material, but so far not for frets. Nylon out of the question. Once I tried KFG, figuring that density was part of the problem- transmission of sound through to the neck (gut denser than nylon, KF KFG denser than gut;

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Visee G major chaconne

2011-11-14 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Of course, can't know for sure. In prior discussions here it was mentioned that RdeV primarily played theorbo and guitar and other than Saizenay he only published guitar and theorbo music. Just checked Grove Online and it says he played lute as well, so who am I to argue? Danny On Nov 14,

[LUTE] Lute Sighting Amazing Race

2011-11-14 Thread Daniel Shoskes
On the US version of The Amazing Race last night, one of the tasks involved learning Renaissance dance steps in Copenhagen. In the hall was playing a consort of musicians and from the brief snatches of views of the band I could see a lute and Bandora. Any lute listers get that gig?

[LUTE] Re: 11 11 11

2011-11-11 Thread Daniel Winheld
Excellent. I give your performance 11 points. Unfortunately, I was a minute late. Heard it at 11:12 AM PST. Dan On Nov 11, 2011, at 10:12 AM, Ed Durbrow wrote: First 11 bars from page 11 of the Capirola manuscript played on an 11 string lute at 111 bpm for 1 minute 11 seconds on 11 11 11

[LUTE] Re: Savarez KF dealer in USA?

2011-11-11 Thread Daniel Winheld
. Regards, Dan On Nov 11, 2011, at 7:27 AM, Anthony Hind wrote: Dear Daniel and Ernesto As I told the list a while back, after making a stiffer new Nylgut, Mimmo (in his rare spare time) is working on a more flexible (slightly elastic) version for thicker strings

[LUTE] Re: Savarez KF dealer in USA?

2011-11-09 Thread Daniel Winheld
Olav Chris Henrikson Boston Catlines 34 Newbury Street Somerville, MA 02144. Tel/Fax: (617) 776-8688 catli...@aol.com Chris can get you almost anything, can help figuring out tensions/pitch/diameter conundrums as well. A fine professional musician as well, he plays and records on Lutes and

[LUTE] Re: Savarez KF dealer in USA?

2011-11-09 Thread Daniel Winheld
Ernesto- Good point- I have been wanting to get feedback on the New Nylgut; they have been out for over a year now I have had mostly good results with them and would like other's opinions. On my tenor vihuela they have really enhanced the overall sound, albeit not quite as purely beautiful as

[LUTE] Re: Capirola!

2011-11-08 Thread Daniel Winheld
://ricercar.cesr.univ-tours.fr/3-programmes/EMN/luth/pages/actualites.asp Regards, Daniel To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Pictorially very off topic

2011-11-07 Thread Daniel Winheld
Wolfgang, that is wonderful playing; so clear, so intelligently moving- such glowing, perfect tone (gut strings? Tech details for lautengeeks please!) Such a relaxedly measured pace, but never losing forward motion. More, please. Thanks. Dan On Nov 6, 2011, at 11:05 PM, wolfgang wiehe wrote:

[LUTE] Re: Cuts and burns on fingertips- superglue.

2011-11-07 Thread Daniel Winheld
Herb- Thanks for the reference. Something I had always wondered about- especially last month when I went to the ER for a sliced thumb joint and they glued it up for me for a mere $2400 (Insurance covered all but $50. Interesting math, isn't it?) At least the article spelled out why one

[LUTE] Re: Pictorially very off topic

2011-11-07 Thread Daniel Winheld
From the heart! The one ingredient that cannot be faked; unmistakeable when present. Without which, even the most technically perfect most musically informed rendition lacks something- and when present, has saved many a less-than-perfect performance, even when played on the wrong instrument

[LUTE] Re: John Danyel

2011-10-25 Thread Daniel Winheld
I vote for the sensible compromise- g stays g (easy!) and a low Bb. B flat was used by other lute composers- see some of Nicolas Vallet's pieces- he has the 10th course CC scoradature'd down to low Bb in at least three pieces in his Secret des Muses. He also wrote for 9 course lute, so a low C

[LUTE] Re: Bocquet pieces vids

2011-10-21 Thread Daniel Winheld
Very nice- I love to hear any French Baroque lute music when done so beautifully convincingly; as I can never figure it out for myself- esp. the unmeasured preludes. I always go right back to Weiss- maybe Reusner or Bittner if I want to feel a little French. If your right hand position is

[LUTE] Re: Robert de Visee lute tombeau de DuBut

2011-10-20 Thread Daniel Winheld
a few weeks before appearing online. I'll let you know when it does. Thanks for the nice comments. I spend most of my time on the instrument reading through Weiss suites, and the works of some guy called Sautscheck... Rob www.robmackillop.net On 20 Oct 2011, at 00:01, Daniel

[LUTE] Any old Loaded guts out there?

2011-10-20 Thread Daniel Winheld
Does anyone out there have any old first generation Mimmo Peruffo loaded gut bass strings they could sell? I dug out a few from my own ancient gut pile that passes for my string repository and find them to be superb for the Baroque lute bass fundamentals- but I have a few gaps to fill. Would be

[LUTE] Re: string tension

2011-10-20 Thread Daniel Winheld
At 63 cm. with those string sizes I'd say you are already a bit on the high side, tension wise. I would never take 63 cm. up to 440 with those strings without clearing the safety issue with the builder. You don't want the bridge going on vacation while your builder is on vacation. I like Dan

[LUTE] Re: string tension

2011-10-20 Thread Daniel Winheld
, though. It's supposed to stretch less. Ken On 10/20/2011 1:25 PM, Daniel Winheld wrote: At 63 cm. with those string sizes I'd say you are already a bit on the high side, tension wise. I would never take 63 cm. up to 440 with those strings without clearing the safety issue with the builder. You

[LUTE] Re: Address book hijacked

2011-10-20 Thread Daniel Winheld
Thanks for clearing that up. I assume they now know how to finger Dowland's Lachrimae the way I do. Hope you're at least getting your own emails. Dan On Oct 20, 2011, at 1:59 PM, Edward Mast wrote: Hello all, It appears that a Canadian drug company has hijacked the addresses in my

[LUTE] Re: Robert de Visee lute tombeau de DuBut

2011-10-19 Thread Daniel Winheld
Beautiful! OK- the IMPORTANT lautengeek question: What strings is she wearing? Also, further praise for that great Blind Boy Fuller piece (Meat Shakin' Woman) Same touch, same hand position technique, and open D tuning- pairs perfectly with the de Visee. Even a similar mood/feeling- just the

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: L'Infidele

2011-10-04 Thread Daniel Shoskes
The Dresden Ms version has that bass note up an octave. Nevertheless, it isn't the only example in Weiss of playing notes on the 1st and 13th course simultaneously (and if you travel further in time, Hagen and Falckenhagen) Danny On Oct 4, 2011, at 4:05 AM, Rob MacKillop wrote: Enjoying

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: C'est l'amour qui nous menace

2011-08-23 Thread Jean-Daniel Forget
Dear Arto, If you read french, see at : http://jdf.luth.pagesperso-orange.fr/Musiques/Les_compositeurs/Autres_compositeurs/Les_Gallot.htm where I list 5 Gallot ! Jean-Daniel Le 20/08/11 21:31, wikla a écrit : Dear b-lutenists, there are at least 3 lutenist Gallots, the great Jacques, another

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: C'est l'amour qui nous menace

2011-08-23 Thread Jean-Daniel Forget
François de Gallot, Sieur de Franlieu (Gallot d'Irlande) is unknown. Gallot d'Angleterre is, perhaps, a son of Henry François, Gallot d'Irlande ? Jean-Daniel Le 23/08/11 23:07, wikla a écrit : Thanks Jean-Daniel! Who do you then think is G. le jeune of many European lute mss., Henry or Pierre? I

[LUTE] Re: New lute CD Lautenschmaus

2011-07-23 Thread Daniel Shoskes
. Eugene - Original Message - From: Daniel Shoskes [2]kidneykut...@gmail.com Date: Friday, July 22, 2011 6:38 pm Subject: [LUTE] New lute CD Lautenschmaus To: lute [3]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Dear Friends: I am excited to announce the release of my first CD

[BAROQUE-LUTE] New baroque lute CD

2011-07-22 Thread Daniel Shoskes
/AlbumDetails.aspx?albumID=ALB81211 In the next few days it should be available for download and purchase of the physical CD from CDbaby.com and in 2-3 weeks from the iTunes store and Amazon.com Best wishes Daniel Shoskes To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Weiss prelude in A minor

2011-07-21 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Dear Weissians: I would like to add a prelude to a Weiss sonata in A minor I am working on (S-C 41 in Dresden). [1]slweiss.de lists 2 A minor preludes but in sources I have no access to: Thematischer Katalog Breitkopf, Supplement IV, 1769 (S-C 41.7) and D-ROu XVII.18-53.1A (S-C

[LUTE] Re: Mace

2011-07-17 Thread Daniel Shoskes
I think with the Ren lute it is easier to play a reasonable beginner piece more quickly than with the baroque lute. Once the right hand thumb gets trained on the baroque lute, then I think it is the easier instrument for medium and high difficulty works. It's really a case of what

[LUTE] deVisee for lute by way of Saizenay

2011-07-04 Thread Daniel Shoskes
In honor of the French that helped make the 4th of July celebration possible in America, here are a couple of pieces by Robert deVisee, usually heard on Theorbo, in baroque lute arrangements from Ms Saizenay [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=611sRZWilXw

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Weiss concerto

2011-07-01 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Lucas Harris and Taffelmusik: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOAzSVXm4-E To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: De Visée 1716 title: la Du haut Menil translation?

2011-06-06 Thread Jean-Daniel Forget
A mesnil was, in old french, a country domain. But, in this case, Du Haut Menil is an aristocratic surname. With la before, this appellation indicates a lady of the court. René Desmaires, Sieur du Hautmesnil, died by 1668, was a personality of Normandy. Jean-Daniel Forget Le 06/06/11 08:57

[LUTE] New Vivaldi CD

2011-05-27 Thread Daniel Shoskes
A new CD has just come out with Ronn McFarlane performing the complete Vivaldi ensemble works for lute. Noteworthy for Billy Simms providing continuo on Theorbo (rather than the usual ubiquitous harpsichord) [1]http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-art-of-vivaldis-lute/id43877007

[LUTE] Re: New blog post

2011-05-05 Thread Daniel Winheld
To All: We have a new blog post raising a few questions about modern music on the lute - not against the idea, by the way. [1]http://mignarda.wordpress.com Ron Donna What an interesting moment for this to come up- I have been playing mostly modern (classical) guitar music on the lute

[LUTE] Re: Gutsy Gaga

2011-04-27 Thread Daniel Winheld
Imagine how good these guys could be if they had heads. It only can work without the heads. They have to be kept locked in separate containers during the recording session or they fight over the slightest little thing; the unfortunate fact is that they just don't get along. -- To get on

[LUTE] Ronn McFarlane videos

2011-04-17 Thread Daniel Shoskes
I have uploaded a selection of videos from a live house concert with Ronn McFarlane performing some of his own compositions. The videos are here: [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxJ-AgfDlNQ [2]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC-spyX1bLo

[LUTE] Andreas Scholl: Countertenor

2011-04-14 Thread Daniel Shoskes
I see from the archives that Markus Lutz alerted us in 2004 to a documentary on Andreas Scholl shown on German television. I just rented it on DVD (Netflix has it) and it's filled with concert material accompanied by lutenist Karl-Ernst Schroeder including some wonderful closeups of

[LUTE] Re: Andreas Scholl: Countertenor

2011-04-14 Thread Daniel Shoskes
On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Daniel Shoskes [3]kidneykut...@gmail.com wrote: I see from the archives that Markus Lutz alerted us in 2004 to a documentary on Andreas Scholl shown on German television. I just rented it on DVD (Netflix has it) and it's filled with concert

[LUTE] Re: new piece of the month

2011-04-10 Thread Daniel Winheld
Finally got to hear this- lots of applause, floor stomping, whistles, Encores! from the audience. That big, low sound- (F, A=415 ?) -all gut, like big bites of dark chocolate. Yummy delicious. Much like my Larson only deeper. Fine playing too; perfect pacing, impeccable phrasing, full solid

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Evangelina Mascardi new CD: ORF - Sylvius Leopold Weiss

2011-04-07 Thread Daniel Shoskes
The clips sound great. Especially enjoyed the touch of inegale in the Weiss pasacaille On Apr 7, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Roman Turovsky wrote: in now released! (Cezar Mateus 13c) - http://shop.orf.at/1/index.tmpl?shop=oe1SEITE=artikel-detailARTIKEL=5303startat=1page=1zeigen=tlang=DE RT

[LUTE] Re: utterly OT

2011-04-05 Thread Daniel Winheld
Utterly charming- and no question who the teacher is- the guy who can play this way only by getting down beside himself. I officially tender them my International support. So does my wife, Rachel. Three of my guitar kids are competing in the ensemble competition of my Music School. Here's one

[LUTE] Re: Stability of lute in playing fast.

2011-03-31 Thread Daniel Winheld
I haven't seen your mandolinist in action; I would suspect instrument size, weight, and way of holding the instrument may be in play here. My own instruments do not move; I have never owned an instrument (lutes, guitars, viols) less than 62 cm. SL. (Small instruments in general give me the

[LUTE] Re: Stability of lute in playing fast.

2011-03-31 Thread Daniel Winheld
Hi Joe- I'll take that 2¢ and put in my bank account. Need all I can get these days- NO SMUDGES ON MY LUTES! There are other branches in Lutedom besides Orthodox. There is Conservative- finger down, but flexible and moves up and down with the hand. There is Reform, sometimes off the

[LUTE] Re: a modern lute duet by Gilbert Isbin

2011-03-29 Thread Daniel Winheld
Excellent discussion- as to modern classical guitar vs renaissance lute; some exchanges work, some don't. I've been testing these waters very intensely since getting a new 8 course from Dan Larson. Unbelievably resonant instrument, depth of response beyond anything I've ever owned or played

[LUTE] Re: lute poems

2011-03-20 Thread Daniel F Heiman
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3GYM8b7L8Q and Objections http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3GYM8b7L8Q Feel free to reference these pages. Regards, Daniel Heiman On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:03:59 +0100 Thomas Schall lauten...@lautenist.de writes: Hi all, I've redisigned my homepage (http://www.lautenist.de

[LUTE] Re: Beef gut strings Gamut

2011-03-17 Thread Daniel Shoskes
I have been getting 3-5 weeks use out of his beef gut chanterelle. Very nice sound. Danny On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Edward Martin [1]e...@gamutstrings.com wrote: Yup. Good stuff. ed At 01:02 PM 3/17/2011, Sean Smith wrote: Ooooh, I like the sound of

[LUTE] Beating time for Lully

2011-03-15 Thread Daniel F Heiman
Literally: http://www.citedelamusiquelive.tv/Concert/0940463.html Regards, Daniel To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Who got this gig?

2011-03-12 Thread Daniel F Heiman
(although the choral forces may be larger than necessary) and a very well made video. Daniel -- References 1. http://www.youtube.com/user/protestant7#p/u/58/BcgOLMloEOI 2. http://www.youtube.com/user/protestant7#p/u/59/YyNLx8n_49o 3. http://www.youtube.com/user/protestant7#p/u/60

[LUTE] Re: Like as the Lute question

2011-03-12 Thread Daniel F Heiman
in that section of the piece. (I did not check the whole thing.) The only obvious difference is that in the original the measures are of variable length, while in the transcription they are regularized to 4/2. Regards, Daniel Heiman On Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:10:10 -0500 be...@interlog.com writes: Hi

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