[LUTE] Re: This list is ending soon!

2020-09-30 Thread Lex van Sante
Hey Wayne, Thanks for creating and maintaining this list for such a long time. I am sure it will be sorely missed by all with an interest in the lute and allied instruments. Thanks again and stay healthy! Lex. Op 30 sep. 2020, om 12:11 heeft Wayne Cripps

[LUTE] Re: A Pavan

2020-03-31 Thread Lex van Sante
February 15th is 16 days after Charles I was beheaded. Perhaps this pavan was composed to commemorate his funeral on February 9th.Thomas Tomkins was a devoted Royalist so perhaps that was his reason for composing this magnificent piece. Cheers! Lex > Op 31 mrt. 2020, om 19:51 heeft Alain

[LUTE] Re: Milan's name

2020-01-08 Thread Lex van Sante
Dear all. Jordi Savall is a promoter of Catalan culture an language. As Valencian language is closely allied to Catalan he apparently saw no problem in catalanizeing ;-) Milan's name. Cheers! Lex van Sante Op 8 jan. 2020, om 09:55 heeft Mathias Rösel <[1]mathias.

[LUTE] Re: Portuguese Lute Music anyone?

2020-01-05 Thread Lex van Sante
Lluis del Milà is the the name in Catalan. In Castiliano the name is Luys (or alternatively Luis) Milan. Cheers! Lex Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone > Op 5 jan. 2020 om 14:17 heeft r.turov...@gmail.com het volgende geschreven: > > How come is he also known as Luis de Milan and Lluis del Mila’? >

[LUTE] conserto vago

2020-01-01 Thread Lex van Sante
Bologna where the original is kept but they do not seem to have a copy service available. Cheers and all the best for 2020! Lex van Sante -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Wishful thinking on lute temparaments was Re: Lute Temperaments

2019-07-23 Thread Lex van Sante
The name of the violinist was Petit, who thought that his host (Weiss) had spoken against him when he was applying for a job in Dresden. Cheers, Lex > Op 23 jul. 2019, om 17:58 heeft howard posner het > volgende geschreven: > > The biter was a violinist. The bitee was Weiss. > >> On

[LUTE] Re: Re:

2019-07-21 Thread Lex van Sante
Anyone can hear that this organ is not in tune. Whatever the temperament the octaves should be pure. I agree with Roman that this sounds horrible but this has nothing to do with the temperament. Cheers, Lex > Op 21 jul. 2019, om 17:59 heeft r.turov...@gmail.com het volgende geschreven: >

[LUTE] Re: decent field recorder for lute

2019-05-20 Thread Lex van Sante
I get very good results with Olympus LS10, LS-20M (for audio and video) and LS-100 recorders. Cheers! Lex > Op 20 mei 2019, om 12:26 heeft Ralf Mattes het volgende > geschreven: > > > Am Sonntag, 19. Mai 2019 19:06 CEST, Tristan von Neumann > schrieb: > >> It seems the Zoom can be

[LUTE] Re: stump?

2018-12-27 Thread Lex van Sante
Better still, the Bandura old style with a similar curved bridge and all. Cheers, Lex > Op 27 dec. 2018, om 21:35 heeft David Van Edwards > het volgende geschreven: > > It's just occurred to me that the arrangement of strings on the Poliphant > seems remarkably like that on a torban. >

[LUTE] Re: music stands

2018-10-17 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Martin, I think the best ones are made by K An alternative is RGB. Both are made in Germany or at least made to German standards. They will cost from 25 to 35 euro depending on where you buy them. Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone > Op 17 okt. 2018 om 17:47 heeft Martin Shepherd het > volgende

[LUTE] Re: Bach for viola and theorbo

2018-09-09 Thread Lex van Sante
Ma belle si ton âme/ Une jeune fillette/La Monica Lex van Sante > Op 8 sep. 2018, om 22:41 heeft G. C. het volgende > geschreven: > > Who recognizes the theme starting on 36:21 :))) > On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 1:05 PM G. C. <[1]kalei...@gmail.com> wrote: &

[LUTE] Re: 17th century Dutch

2018-04-15 Thread Lex van Sante
. Thirdly I warn you that when you find curved lines like (see original text which by the way shows a straight and a curved line) This means that one must hold the finger where the line begins until the letter where she ends. Cheers! Lex van Sante > Op 15 apr. 2018, om 20:43 heeft Rai

[LUTE] Re: 17th century Dutch

2018-04-15 Thread Lex van Sante
Hey Rainer, being dutch I may be of some help! Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone > Op 15 apr. 2018 om 17:52 heeft Rainer het > volgende geschreven: > > Dear lute netters, > > can anybody help me with a translation of a few lines in 17th century Dutch? > > I understand

[LUTE] Re: CLFBoc, n° 13

2018-03-19 Thread Lex van Sante
Sorry, forgot to mention: no concordances for nr. 13 for baroque lute. Lex > Op 19 mrt. 2018, om 14:48 heeft Lex van Sante <lvansa...@gmail.com> het > volgende geschreven: > > Hey Rainer, > > there are 2 numbers 13 > for renaissance lute: > Gaillarde from Besar

[LUTE] Re: CLFBoc, n° 13

2018-03-19 Thread Lex van Sante
Hey Rainer, there are 2 numbers 13 for renaissance lute: Gaillarde from Besard 1603 VI f. 128 Conc. Pra. IV G 18 f. 29’30 ”Gaillarde S. N." for baroque lute: Courante (avec) Double Vm7 6214, f.17’-18' If you are greedy I could scan and pm. Cheers Lex > Op 19 mrt. 2018, om 14:32

[LUTE] Re: Goffriller

2018-03-18 Thread Lex van Sante
Nico for sure! Anyway it says so on the cover of the LP I’m holding. Cheers! Lex > Op 18 mrt. 2018, om 09:36 heeft Jean-Marie Poirier > het volgende geschreven: > > Hi all, > Wasn’t this Goffriller copy made by Jacob Van de Geest rather than Nico Van > der

[LUTE] Re: Goffriller

2018-03-15 Thread Lex van Sante
Of course I mean Venice instead of Vienna! Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone > Op 15 mrt. 2018 om 21:48 heeft Lex van Sante <lvansa...@gmail.com> het > volgende geschreven: > > I seem to recall from an interview with Nico van der Waals that I read > decades ago that Nico rest

[LUTE] Re: Goffriller

2018-03-15 Thread Lex van Sante
I seem to recall from an interview with Nico van der Waals that I read decades ago that Nico restored an original lute of Gofriller from Vienna for Nicolaus Harnoncourt in the late seventies. He has made at least one copy of it which can be heard on a record by Paul O’Dette with music by

[LUTE] Re: Dowland Farewell

2018-01-17 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Katalin, About which Farewell are you going to write? There are two fancy’s with this title by Dowland. There is one based on a achromatic fourth ascending (Poulton no. 3) and another In Nomine (Poulton no. 4). Best regards, Lex > Op 17 jan. 2018, om 19:41 heeft Nancy Carlin >

[LUTE] Re: Bad lute music

2017-11-12 Thread Lex van Sante
Oops! I didn’t read all previous posts. My bad! > Op 12 nov. 2017, om 15:56 heeft Lex van Sante <lvansa...@gmail.com> het > volgende geschreven: > > Thomas Mace was deaf in his later years. He pressed his front teeth against > the edge of the soundboard and thus was

[LUTE] Re: Bad lute music

2017-11-12 Thread Lex van Sante
Thomas Mace was deaf in his later years. He pressed his front teeth against the edge of the soundboard and thus was able to hear what he was playing. He describes this in his Musicks’ Monument in 1676. > Op 12 nov. 2017, om 15:33 heeft G. C. het volgende > geschreven: > >

[LUTE] Re: Replete for 3 lutes

2017-09-03 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi again, The original piece is to be found at IMSLP under Parsons, Robert This is all the info I could find. Cheers Lex van Sante > Op 4 sep. 2017, om 01:40 heeft Alain Veylit <al...@musickshandmade.com> het > volgende geschreven: > > There is a "Replete for 3

[LUTE] Re: Replete for 3 lutes

2017-09-03 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Alain, The title of the original piece is “a song called trumpets” composed by Robert Parsons. Lex van Sante > Op 4 sep. 2017, om 01:40 heeft Alain Veylit <al...@musickshandmade.com> het > volgende geschreven: > > There is a "Replete for 3 lutes"

[LUTE] Re: Replete for 3 lutes

2017-09-03 Thread Lex van Sante
a copy of my arrangements which I did some 20 years ago. Happy luting! Lex van Sante > Op 4 sep. 2017, om 01:40 heeft Alain Veylit <al...@musickshandmade.com> het > volgende geschreven: > > There is a "Replete for 3 lutes" in the Brogyntyn lute book - It se

[LUTE] Re: Guedron air

2017-08-28 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Henner and Christopher, Christopher is quite right, as I experienced when later I followed the link I mistakingly provided. :-( Happy luting! Lex van Sante > Op 28 aug. 2017, om 22:00 heeft Christopher Stetson > <christophertstet...@gmail.com> het volgende geschreve

[LUTE] Re: Guedron air

2017-08-28 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Henner, imslp.org/wiki/Aux_plaisirs%2C_aux_délices_(Guédron%2C_Pierre) Enjoy! Lex van Sante > Op 28 aug. 2017, om 19:34 heeft Dr. Henner Kahlert > <henner.kahl...@t-online.de> het volgende geschreven: > > Dear all, > > I am searching for all the five voi

[LUTE] Re: lute and flute ideas

2017-08-28 Thread Lex van Sante
if the soloist could improvise some ornaments. Happy luting. Lex van Sante > Op 28 aug. 2017, om 15:56 heeft Gary Boye <boy...@appstate.edu> het volgende > geschreven: > > Collective Wisdom of Performing Lutenists: > I have someone who plays flute interested in doing

[LUTE] Re: Stockholm, Musikmuseet, 63/64/7:2

2017-03-12 Thread Lex van Sante
As far as I can see the article deals with Joachim van de Hove’s Florida, Utrecht 1601 and Pi`eces de Luth by Monsr. Mouton.( presently in the Claudius Samling in Kopenhagen, Denmark) Happy luting! Lex > Op 12 mrt. 2017, om 13:37 heeft Max Langer het > volgende

[LUTE] Re: Now it is getting weird

2017-03-12 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Rainer, I think there is a fourth possibility. It is the B on the third course which is meant to be held for the remainder of the measure. Happy luting! Lex > Op 12 mrt. 2017, om 11:10 heeft Rainer het > volgende geschreven: > > In the first prelude of the first

[LUTE] Re: basses in octaves

2017-03-01 Thread Lex van Sante
The major third is a dissonance in equal temperament because it is way too big. Even the perfect major third was considered to be an imperfect consonance in the dark ages. Lex > Op 1 mrt. 2017, om 09:03 heeft Matthew Daillie het > volgende geschreven: > > Could you

[LUTE] Re: My Lady Careys Dompe

2017-02-23 Thread Lex van Sante
@ G.C. I have tried to find it in Marsh a long time ago but to no avail. On which page can I find it? Lex > Op 22 feb. 2017, om 12:08 heeft Ron Andrico het > volgende geschreven: > > Sterling: > > The piece is available in tablature from the Lute Society in a >

[LUTE] Re: Pachenbel suite for theorbo

2016-02-25 Thread Lex van Sante
I've not been able to find this recording. Neither the one by Müller-Dombois. However I found one by Walter Gerwig. By the way the name of the composer is Pachelbel. Happy luting Lex Op 25 feb 2016, om 15:17 heeft Edward Martin het volgende geschreven: > Anthony Bailes also recorded this

[LUTE] Re: Quick and temporary fix

2015-12-24 Thread Lex van Sante
Of course you shouldn't use the octave of the seventh. It could probably only be tuned to G3. An alternative is to tune it to G3 and play it like a theorbo with the top string down an octave. Op 24 dec 2015, om 12:43 heeft Omer Katzir het volgende geschreven: > ok...after trying several

[LUTE] Re: Addendum

2015-07-24 Thread Lex van Sante
To Wayne, a very big thank you for creating and maintaining the lute list. Much appreciated! Lex, this time from sunny Spain. 2015-07-24 17:09 GMT+02:00 Arto Wikla [1]wi...@cs.dartmouth.edu: Thanks Wayne! I am also one of the very early list members... ;-) Arto On

[LUTE] Re: Improvising Baroque Music

2015-07-02 Thread Lex van Sante
True. As an improviser, even an accomplished one, to compare ones own improvisations against properly composed music is demotivating to say the least. Improvisation is more about the joy of playing than about good music and should be qualified accordingly. Interesting subject though. Lex Op 2

[LUTE] Re: Gut string diameters

2015-05-18 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi all, This contraption was said to be invented by the 19th century violinist and composer Louis Spohr. But you could be right in that it was already in existence and Spohr made it famous. Lex Op 18 mei 2015, om 22:26 heeft Miles Dempster het volgende geschreven: Hi Sean, A 'V' shaped

[LUTE] Re: Vihuela Stringing

2015-05-12 Thread Lex van Sante
Of course I did not mean the fourth but the third course, sorry for the confusion. So Capirola as far as I know did not employ split octave courses. Where does Fuenllana mention splitting the courses? I have not found any reference. As I have no complete edition of Bakfark where does he use this

[LUTE] Re: Vihuela Stringing

2015-05-12 Thread Lex van Sante
Yes, for instance in Rechercar XIII one has to finger one string of the fourth course and plucking both of them. Op 12 mei 2015, om 18:18 heeft Monica Hall het volgende geschreven: Does Capirola say that you should play one or other string of an octave strung course? Monica - Original

[LUTE] Re: Saturday morning quotes - musicality

2015-03-15 Thread Lex van Sante
suites on them. More recently he has turned his attention to the viol. Another multi-instrumentalist pur sang. Lex van Sante Leeuwarden Op 15 mrt 2015, om 09:50 heeft Rob MacKillop het volgende geschreven: I think it more pertinent to this forum to mention the number of lute players who

[LUTE] Re: Tied frets

2015-03-10 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Benjamin, Why not shorten the neck extension? In that case you would not have to worry about the number of frets and the resulting decrease (maybe op to 10 cm. of diapason for the base strings) would possibly not make that much of a difference acoustically. Greetings, Lex van Sante Op 10

[LUTE] Re: Tab for John Sturt's prelude.

2014-10-28 Thread Lex van Sante
I would say they are f and h representing respectively a c and d if the top string has been tuned to g'. Happy luting! Lex Op 28 okt 2014, om 10:09 heeft b...@symbol4.de het volgende geschreven: They are e and f. To me they don't seem very unfamiliar, at least I'd say that similar

[LUTE] Re: Baroquelute test

2014-09-02 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Anton, I would like to test it but I can't find it anywhere on IMSLP. Keep up the good work! Lex Op 1 sep 2014, om 10:33 heeft Anton Höger het volgende geschreven: hi, I will test a Baroquelute Intabulation. (You know I don’t play) Will anybody test it, if the Intabulation is

[LUTE] Re: Psalms of David

2014-07-10 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Konstantin, The Dutch Lute Society has published a Facsimile of all of Vallet's works.A Have a look at [1]www.nederlandseluitvereniging.nl 2014-07-10 10:40 GMT+02:00 Konstantin Shchenikov [2]konstantin.n...@gmail.com: A A Dear friends, A A I am looking for

[LUTE] Re: Carmen's Whistle

2014-06-14 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi all, Paul writes on the sleeve notes that he has added embelishments as a hommage to Julian Bream. Bream used to play them but they were of his own invention. So theu cannot be found in ye olde scriptures. my $ 0.02 Enjoy the weekend Lex 2014-06-14 18:17 GMT+02:00 AJN

[LUTE] Re: versions of Tombeau do Mezangeau

2014-04-21 Thread Lex van Sante
Begin doorgestuurd bericht: Van: Lex van Sante lvansa...@gmail.com Datum: 21 april 2014 16:24:44 GMT+02:00 Aan: Mathias Rösel mathias.roe...@t-online.de Onderwerp: Antw.: [LUTE] Re: versions of Tombeau do Mezangeau Mathias, I understand what you mean but for instance in Bittner's book

[LUTE] Re: versions of Tombeau do Mezangeau

2014-04-21 Thread Lex van Sante
Begin doorgestuurd bericht: Van: Lex van Sante lvansa...@gmail.com Datum: 21 april 2014 16:39:59 GMT+02:00 Aan: Bernd Haegemann b...@symbol4.de Onderwerp: Antw.: [LUTE] Re: versions of Tombeau do Mezangeau The PAN database lists a concordance for Barython as D-Kl 2° Ms. Mus. 61.L1

[LUTE] Re: versions of Tombeau do Mezangeau

2014-04-20 Thread Lex van Sante
Not only did Mesangeau use this tuning a lot. This piece has many stylistic traits characteristic of him. I suggest he could well have been the composer. Otherwise someone else has deliberately cited from his work. Anyway Tombeau de Mesangeau might mean Tombeau by Mesangeau as well as Tombeau

[LUTE] ms. Doni

2014-04-18 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi all! Does anyone know where to find the Doni ms. for archlute? Happy luting! Lex To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] 2014

2013-12-31 Thread Lex van Sante
To all of you, happy luting in 2014! Lex -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Rochester, New York, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library, MS M.140.V.186

2013-12-30 Thread Lex van Sante
Thanks a lot for the link, Rainer! Happy luting in 2014! Lex 2013/12/30 adS [1]rainer.aus-dem-spr...@gmx.de [2]http://hdl.handle.net/1802/27721 Rainer adS To get on or off this list see list information at [3]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Rochester, New York, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library, MS M.140.V.186

2013-12-30 Thread Lex van Sante
30, 2013, at 8:35 PM, Lex van Sante [3]lvansa...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks a lot for the link, Rainer! Happy luting in 2014! Lex 2013/12/30 adS [1][4]rainer.aus-dem-spr...@gmx.de [2][5]http://hdl.handle.net/1802/27721 Rainer adS To get

[LUTE] Re: Best body fret material?

2013-10-30 Thread Lex van Sante
Two factors are of importance here. First the fret has to be crowned to get a good tone however, many soundboards are very thin in the area where the body frets are supposed to be located. This makes tone production a wobbly affair. It is easy to know where the bars are situated because where

[LUTE] Re: Address

2013-10-03 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Monica, try http://www.baroquelute.com/contact-2/ this is the contact form of his website. Cheers, Lex Op 3 okt 2013, om 22:16 heeft Monica Hall het volgende geschreven: Does anyone have an e-mail address for Timothy Burris? Monica -- To get on or off this list see

[LUTE] Re: chord fingering

2013-09-09 Thread Lex van Sante
I do the same but for ease of mind I've positioned the second and third course just a little bit closer to one another. The challenge is to play it in such a way that also the empty first course sounds clear. Happy luting! Lex Op 9 sep 2013, om 13:02 heeft Rob MacKillop het volgende

[LUTE] Re: Summary intavolations 33

2013-06-30 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Anton. If you have an Intel Mac it is quite possible to install Windows. And by consequence you will be able to run Fronimo. The cheapestst solution would be to run Windows via Bootcamp. Bootcamp creates a separate partition on your Mac in which you can install the windows version of your

[LUTE] Re: Changing tempo.

2013-05-17 Thread Lex van Sante
I would think that changing tempi in a piece would be appropriate for musical in stead of technical reasons. Sometimes these two reasons happen to occur at the same time which makes us happy no end. Happy luting 2uall! Lex Op 17 mei 2013, om 03:40 heeft Tobiah het volgende geschreven: into

[LUTE] Re: Damping overspun strings.

2013-02-21 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi, Overspun strings get dull when they get old but the sustain stays about the same. A player who uses a damping technique on overspuns in stead of foam rubber or other such contraptions is Hoppy. If one doesn't feel like using gut strings, I find the KF harpstrings of Savarez a pretty good

[LUTE] Re: Lute painting

2013-02-04 Thread Lex van Sante
David, the strings are running alongside the extended neck in stead of passing over it. So the second pegbox has to be off-axle. With Bill I wonder. Lex Op 4 feb 2013, om 16:07 heeft David Van Edwards het volgende geschreven: Dear Bill, I assume one of these.

[LUTE] Re: 6c guittar

2013-01-29 Thread Lex van Sante
Yep! ;-) Lex Op 29 jan 2013, om 21:40 heeft Rob MacKillop het volgende geschreven: Now this will be piss me off right royally if you nutters start turning my video into an excuse for ranting about what an effing guitar is! Just listen to the damn thing, and keep your mouth shut. :-)

[LUTE] Re: Calata de StrAmbotto

2013-01-21 Thread Lex van Sante
Milan also notated the top string as the upper line didn't he? Op 21 jan 2013, om 19:01 heeft Monica Hall het volgende geschreven: Yes - that is certainly so - I had forgotten that. It suggest Neapolitan but doesn't prove what shape the instrument was. Monica - Original Message

[LUTE] Merry christmas etc.

2012-12-24 Thread Lex van Sante
To all! Merry Christmas and a very happy new year! Lex To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Swedish lute songs?

2012-11-20 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Jörg, I suppose Kenneth Spar would be your number one to ask. Checkout his site at www.tabulatura.com Lex Op 20 nov 2012, om 10:17 heeft Hilbert Jörg het volgende geschreven: Does anybody know about nice swedish songs with lute and/or continuo accompaniment? I know Bellman of course,

[LUTE] Re: Phalese

2012-11-20 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Rainer, This link doesn't work.. Lex Op 20 nov 2012, om 22:39 heeft Rainer het volgende geschreven: http://memoirevive.besancon.fr/ark:/48565/a011307145821XCHAfJ/1/1 Rainer To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: How to distinguish carbon from nylon.

2012-11-03 Thread Lex van Sante
Nylon tends to be a bit more opaque than carbon but this really only shows with thicker strings. Best advice is: put it on your lute see what note you get with a certain tension. Compare to other strings of same note and tension and the thinner string will be the carbon. BTW there seem to be

[LUTE] Re: Chitarrone

2012-10-18 Thread Lex van Sante
I agree and BTW Milan and Kapsberger to name but a few also could be categorized as aristocratic amateurs, couldn't they? Op 18 okt 2012, om 10:03 heeft Martyn Hodgson het volgende geschreven: Dear Denys, Thank you for this - I think it well reflects many peoples' views. Indeed, it

[LUTE] Re: Chitarrone

2012-10-17 Thread Lex van Sante
Rebec and rebab spring to mind. Lex Op 17 okt 2012, om 22:05 heeft Monica Hall het volgende geschreven: Such as ? . Monica - Original Message - From: [1]WALSH STUART To: [2]Monica Hall Cc: [3]Lutelist Sent: Wednesday, October

[LUTE] Re: A question; straps, standing

2012-10-07 Thread Lex van Sante
I seem to remember that lutes were used in courtly manifestations (processions i.e. Entrée de luths) where a large number of lute players were walking and playing. In medieval and renaissance paintings lute players are often shown playing while standing up. Then there also are a number of pics

[LUTE] Re: fret gut

2012-09-10 Thread Lex van Sante
Herbert, You could try thicker fret gut. With very thin frets it is harder to get a buzz free sound. There has to be an angle of the string over the fret. The fret has to act as a stop (or nut). Also it is good to try to place your fingers next to the fret (to increase the angle of the string

[LUTE] Re: Tuner

2012-09-03 Thread Lex van Sante
If you have an iPhone I would go for Cleartune. Very accurate and it has 25 temperaments. Cost is about $ 3,- Op 3 sep 2012, om 08:49 heeft David van Ooijen het volgende geschreven: On 3 September 2012 05:01, Bruno Correia bruno.l...@gmail.com wrote: Has anybody experienced the Turbo tuner

[LUTE] Re: Tuner

2012-09-03 Thread Lex van Sante
temperatures Op 3 sep 2012, om 09:05 heeft Lex van Sante het volgende geschreven: If you have an iPhone I would go for Cleartune. Very accurate and it has 25 temperaments. Cost is about $ 3,- Op 3 sep 2012, om 08:49 heeft David van Ooijen het volgende geschreven: On 3 September 2012 05

[LUTE] arto wikla's site

2012-06-27 Thread Lex van Sante
I have been unable to get on Arto's site. Wanted to use the string Calculator. Message returned was access forbidden. What's up Arto? Greetz Lex -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Portqble recorders

2012-06-17 Thread Lex van Sante
I use an Olympus LS-10 for some time now and I'm very happy with it. No issues whatsoever. Great sound even from the built in microphones. Lex Op 17 jun 2012, om 04:38 heeft t...@heartistrymusic.com het volgende geschreven: Be Warned: I have been using Tascam DR100. Less than 2 years, maybe

[LUTE] Re: Capiroöla facsimile in color on-line

2012-05-31 Thread Lex van Sante
Dear Rainer, I think it is well known around here. I'll order the TREE edition anyway. (see recent post on this list by TREE edition) Lex Op 31 mei 2012, om 00:04 heeft Rainer het volgende geschreven: Dear lute-netters, is his well known?

[LUTE] Re: Banchieri, Adriano - Canzon 10 La Feliciana

2012-05-22 Thread Lex van Sante
Anton, Once again, Thank You! Lex Op 22 mei 2012, om 09:43 heeft Anton Höger het volgende geschreven: Hi, I have uploaded a new lute duet for 2 equal lutes (Unsisono) - Banchieri, Adriano - Canzon 10 La Feliciana - Enjoy Anton To get on or off

[LUTE] test

2012-05-19 Thread Lex van Sante
test To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: 4060

2012-04-25 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi all, There is a menu item with the name Werkzeugkasten. Click it and select the pdf icon. Then download the top item in the list of three. This contains everything in one file. Happy luting, Lex Op 25 apr 2012, om 21:14 heeft Christopher Wilke het volgende geschreven: Rainer,

[LUTE] Re: Lute Facsimiles at the Royal Holloway University of London Early Music Online site

2012-04-12 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Ed, Unfortunately some books do not have an all in one file. So if you're greedy this may involve some work. Maybe someone on this list has done it already and is willing to share. Don't know if that is legal but hey, the human mind is resourceful. happy clicking! Lex Op 12 apr 2012, om

[LUTE] Re: All about micing...part II

2012-04-10 Thread Lex van Sante
I agree with Christopher, also as suggested by Mathias one could (probably should)break the chords. A close study of the way that for instance Esaias Reussner tells us about how to break chords gives us an idea and could provide a starting point. Lex Op 10 apr 2012, om 13:26 heeft hera

[LUTE] Re: Of Mice Milk

2012-04-07 Thread Lex van Sante
What are You?? Lex Op 7 apr 2012, om 13:00 heeft hera caius het volgende geschreven: What are you, 3 years old? Than keep it childish --- On Sat, 4/7/12, Lex van Sante lvansa...@gmail.com wrote: From: Lex van Sante lvansa...@gmail.com Subject: [LUTE] Re: Of Mice Milk

[LUTE] Re: An anonymous (?) fantasia from Hortus Musarum (1552)

2012-04-02 Thread Lex van Sante
This music also appears in Silva de Sirenas by Valderrabano of 1547. He probably is the composer. Lex Op 1 apr 2012, om 23:56 heeft Stuart Walsh het volgende geschreven: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0l5uYBgIMM Stuart To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Vallet score and recording

2012-04-01 Thread Lex van Sante
To me it sounds like a classical guitar with a capo on III Lex Op 1 apr 2012, om 08:35 heeft hera caius het volgende geschreven: What kind of instrument are you playing on this recording? It sounds single strung and plucked by nails. Thanks, Caius --- On Sat, 3/31/12,

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

2012-03-27 Thread Lex van Sante
Probably after he stopped playing Recuerdos de la Alhambra:-) Clear tremolo's without nails are almost impossible (well, for me anyway) Lex Op 27 mrt 2012, om 11:05 heeft Valery SAUVAGE het volgende geschreven: Tarrega cut his nail near the end of his life. (around 1902)... before he

[LUTE] Re: Humidity Concerns

2012-02-26 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Adam, Are you using demineralized water? It is possible that those devices would need just that in order to keep working. Check the manual. Extreme dryness is noticeable in lute bellies. The lighter summer wood (between the grain which is the winter wood) shrinks more so the winter wood

[LUTE] Re: Saturday quotes

2012-02-06 Thread Lex van Sante
Oh dear, I suddenly realized, maybe in ye oulde times they were painted into the paintings. Perhaps fraude is a thing of the past too! Lex Op 6 feb 2012, om 09:40 heeft William Samson het volgende geschreven: Makes me wonder if all these harps, vielles, symphonies, gitterns, citoles,

[LUTE] Re: High humidity and buzzing.

2012-02-02 Thread Lex van Sante
I have been making and repairing lutes for about 35 years now and I've yet to see a brace becoming undone in the middle. I't always the ends that become undone. So, in the situation you describe the gaps would close instead of open. Another thing is that a very loose brace may not rattle at

[LUTE] Re: Alcohol as glue breaker.

2012-02-01 Thread Lex van Sante
I for one see myself as a amateur lutemaker but I use animal glue throughout. Cheers! Lex Op 1 feb 2012, om 08:25 heeft Taco Walstra het volgende geschreven: On 01/31/2012 07:09 PM, Bruno Fournier wrote: My wife is a luthier and always uses wet heat. Alcohol will damage the varnish and

[LUTE] Re: Cabezon

2012-01-22 Thread Lex van Sante
It is keyboard tablature. The complete book with instructions (in easy to understand spanish) for using this tab can be downloaded. http://bdh.bne.es/bnesearch/Search.do;jsessionid=44A9FE1E1D1C3ABF39452F937DD083CF Cheers! Lex Op 22 jan 2012, om 13:08 heeft dc het volgende geschreven: Is

[LUTE] Re: Dance in time

2012-01-10 Thread Lex van Sante
, what you think about it! Mathias -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Lex van Sante [mailto:lvansa...@gmail.com] Gesendet: Montag, 9. Januar 2012 17:54 An: Mathias Rösel Betreff: Re: [LUTE] Dance in time Hi Mathias, Where can I find Panmure 5 so I can get an idea of the music you

[LUTE] Re: Dance in time

2012-01-09 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Mathias, Where can I find Panmure 5 so I can get an idea of the music you are talking about? I suppose it is for a 10 course lute tunes in one of the transitional tunings. Do you have a copy or a link? Cheers! Lex Op 8 jan 2012, om 14:27 heeft Mathias Rösel het volgende geschreven:

[LUTE] Re: Dance in time

2012-01-09 Thread Lex van Sante
, Please find the related files attached. Curious, what you think about it! Mathias -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Lex van Sante [mailto:lvansa...@gmail.com] Gesendet: Montag, 9. Januar 2012 17:54 An: Mathias Rösel Betreff: Re: [LUTE] Dance in time Hi Mathias, Where can I find

[LUTE] Happy new Year!

2011-12-31 Thread Lex van Sante
To all ye luters, Happy new Year! Lex To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] wishmail

2011-12-24 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Luters, To all of you, Merry Christmas! Lex To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: guitar to lute conversion: string advice

2011-12-16 Thread Lex van Sante
Hello David, We've just tried the following strings with good results: e' PVF 4046 bb PVF 5049 x2 gg PVF 5059 x2 dd' VN 5088/PVF 5039 Aa Op 15 december 2011 14:59 schreef David van Ooijen [1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com het volgende: Missing the point here. She

[LUTE] Re: guitar to lute conversion: string advice

2011-12-16 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi David, I pressed a wrong key it seems, Anyway here is the rest. Aa VN5120/PVF5049 Ee VN 5155/PVF5066 All strings by Kuerschner. It should be fairly easy to find the equivalent strings from other brands. Hope this helps, Cheers, Lex Op 15 december 2011

[LUTE] Re: accords nouveaux

2011-12-01 Thread Lex van Sante
! Thanks, Martin On 30/11/2011 09:04, Lex van Sante wrote: Hello all, I've recently fallen in love (again) with the repertoire for lute tuned in transitional tunings. I already have all the CNRS books and Board and Pickering but manuscripts like panmure#5, panmure#8, Bâle 53

[LUTE] accords nouveaux

2011-11-30 Thread Lex van Sante
Hello all, I've recently fallen in love (again) with the repertoire for lute tuned in transitional tunings. I already have all the CNRS books and Board and Pickering but manuscripts like panmure#5, panmure#8, Bâle 53, Manuscript C.N.R.S, Ballard 1631 and 1638 for instance are high on my

[LUTE] Re: Buzzing [was Gut strings]

2011-11-21 Thread Lex van Sante
Begin doorgestuurd bericht: Van: Lex van Sante lvansa...@gmail.com Datum: 21 november 2011 11:39:14 GMT+01:00 Aan: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk Onderwerp: Antw.: [LUTE] Re: Buzzing [was Gut strings] Hi Monica, I wonder It is focused around the high octave string on the fourth

[LUTE] Re: Buzzing [was Gut strings]

2011-11-21 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Monica, Mea culpa! I obviously misread what you wrote. Happens to me quite often these days:( Lex Oh, and not at all! Op 21 nov 2011, om 15:01 heeft Monica Hall het volgende geschreven: I wonder It is focused around the high octave string on the fourth course and the same note stopped

[LUTE] Re: which pavane?

2011-11-20 Thread Lex van Sante
Hi Hubert, It is guardame las vacas by Luys de Narvaez. But it has been changed somewhat. Nice piece though. Lex Op 20 nov 2011, om 16:28 heeft Hubert Kwisthout het volgende geschreven: Dear Lutenists, Who can tell me the name of this tune played by prog rock Group Ars Nova (1968):

[LUTE] Re: Gut strings

2011-11-17 Thread Lex van Sante
The fact that Kuerschner uses the term plain gut/polyester in the string lists (not the catalogue) is because polyester has the same density as plain gut. Which means the diameter of the string is the same. I have until now had no problem whatsoever obtaining gut strings from him. Lex Op 17

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