[LUTE] ring finger

Thanks Martin. From: A briefe and plaine instruction 1574 Le Roy https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1176218k/f138.image The sixtene Rule For to plaie fower partes, it is easely to be understande, that the thombe and the three fingers together, serve easely to strike the fower strynges or

[LUTE] Re: LeRoy guiterre tabs

is remarkably consistent, even to the point of taking into account avoiding the octave on the "bass" string by using consecutive thumb strokes on the 4th course. In the case of the dot under a chord, again just no thumb. Greetings, Robert PS And thanks to Rainer for pointing these out

[LUTE] La rocha il fuso

of ladies spinning even at court. Robert Am 17.05.2020 um 21:02 schrieb Frank A. Gerbode, M.D.: Anybody know what "la rocha il fuso" *means*? Just curious. --Sarge --Sarge -- Frank A. Gerbode, M.D. ([3]sa...@gerbode.net) 11132 Dell Ave Forest

[LUTE] Re: La rocha il fuso

of ladies spinning even at court. Robert Am 17.05.2020 um 21:02 schrieb Frank A. Gerbode, M.D.: Anybody know what "la rocha il fuso" *means*? Just curious. --Sarge --Sarge -- Frank A. Gerbode, M.D. ([3]sa...@gerbode.net) 11132 Dell Ave Forest

[LUTE] Re: : Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes

This groovy discussion causes me to ponder: Should the string grooves at the nut be the full width of the string, or should they be only as deep and wide as required to hold the string in position - prevent it from sliding laterally? Similarly how deep / wide should the grooves on a

[LUTE] Borrono-Francesco facsimile

Hi all, Can anyone point me to a facsimile copy of � Brown 1546 (8)? Thanks, Robert Virenfrei. [1]www.avast.com -- References Visible links: 1. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email_source=link_campaign=sig-email_content=emailclient Hidden links

[LUTE] Italian translation help

Many thanks to all who helped out. Robert Virenfrei. [1]www.avast.com -- References Visible links: 1. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email_source=link_campaign=sig-email_content=emailclient Hidden links: 3. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium

[LUTE] Italian translation help

partial barrés, but I've been way off with translations in the past.) Saltarello detto Se la passasse Thanks, Robert Virenfrei. [1]www.avast.com -- References Visible links: 1. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email_source=link_campaign=sig-email_content

[LUTE] Re: Tailpieces (was Plucking Room)

That’s tarogato without the accents. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Tailpieces (was Plucking Room)

> You might ask why clarinet makers build the instrument with a cylindrical > bore, > when a conical bore would be a more efficient way to produce sound. The > answer > would be that if it’s built with a conical bore, it’s a saxophone. or more likely a tárogató ,…Bob -- To get on

[LUTE] Re: To repeat or not to repeat

with the repeated section, the piece is not very long, and I think is quite well balanced. ( At one bar = 70 bpm , it is two and a half minutes long, but this may be a bit on the fast side.) Grüsse, Robert Am 23.02.2019 um 11:43 schrieb Rainer: Dear lute netters, I

[LUTE] German song questions

essen sol, Sey gsotten oder braten ist alles gut geraten taugt wohl für die Crabaten. She apparently cooks Gsotten (boiled meat?) and Braten and it is suitable for the Crabaten (crabs?). Robert Virenfrei. [1]www.avast.com -- References Visible links 1. https://www

[LUTE] German song questions

in a few other collections on IMSLP , but haven't found them.) Thanks, Robert Virenfrei. [1]www.avast.com -- References Visible links 1. https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email_source=link_campaign=sig-email_content=emailclient Hidden links: 3. https

[LUTE] Re: Early Music life

Karen Meyers and Russell Ferrara played lute duets in South Street (Philadelphia) cafes in the early 1990s. West Chester U Collegium Musicum used to perform regularly, often for the public or fund raiser madrigal dinners on campus and off, until 2005 or thereabouts. And of

[LUTE] Re: Early Music life

Hallo Tristan, Answers in order: Zur geflickten Trommel - Gesandtenstr Regensburg. One pre-concert picknick music in park in Philadelphia last summer (Piffaro) We have feasts at home several times per year, usually with early music - several small groups or ad hoc. Bob

[LUTE] Re: Andrew Hartig

Hello Monica. Best way I know of is via his Facebook site, http://facebook.com/amhstrings <http://facebook.com/amhstrings>. Hope that helps. All best, Robert Robert Gallagher Tour Béryl BAL 68-3 40, avenue d’Italie 75013 Paris FRANCE +33 (0) 983 79 70 48 > On 24 Oct 2016, at 22

[LUTE] Re: Vivaldi lute concerto

I would call that a “thumbs-up” performance. Wonderful. Larger orchestra than I would have liked but you can always count on Bream to put musicality first. All best, Robert Robert Gallagher Tour Béryl BAL 68-3 40, avenue d’Italie 75013 Paris FRANCE +33 (0) 983 79 70 48 > On 12

[LUTE] Re: Vivaldi lute concerto

musically satisfying; other times it is not. But I do feel that the intellectual exercise of authent! icity is a secondary concern to the aesthetic satisfaction of a performance, one that can make the listener vibrate. All best, Robert Robert Gallagher Tour Béryl BAL 68-3 40, avenue dâ

[LUTE] Re: Ballo Quarto (1688) for colasioncino and guitar

Thanks for this Stuart. Truly lovely piece…brightened my morning. All best, Robert Robert Gallagher Tour Béryl BAL 68-3 40, avenue d’Italie 75013 Paris FRANCE +33 (0) 983 79 70 48 > On 05 Jul 2016, at 11:05, WALSH STUART <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > a little pie

[LUTE] Re: U.S.A source for Savarez lute strings.

that sum usually pip them at the post. All best, Robert > On 27 Apr 2016, at 20:31, John Mardinly <john.mardi...@asu.edu> wrote: > > I just bought some Savarez Alliance KF strings from: > > [1]https://www.stringsbymail.com > > I have used this site for Savare

[LUTE] Re: CNRS

Indeed the French in general take a very broad interpretation of the word science. Sometimes it can help when you have a weak hand in an argument. All best, Robert Robert Gallagher Tour Béryl BAL 68-3 40, avenue d’Italie 75013 Paris FRANCE +33 (0) 983 79 70 48 > On 24 Mar 2016, at 11

[LUTE] Re: CNRS

ary French literature. Nirvana. Those were the days. All best, Robert Robert Gallagher Tour Béryl BAL 68-3 40, avenue d’Italie 75013 Paris FRANCE +33 (0) 983 79 70 48 > On 21 Mar 2016, at 22:29, Christopher Stetson <christophertstet...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Perso

[LUTE] Re: Breaking news

omes across as a bit more melancholic than does my guitar version. All best, Robert Robert Gallagher Tour Béryl BAL 68-3 40, avenue d’Italie 75013 Paris FRANCE +33 (0) 983 79 70 48 > On 14 Mar 2016, at 18:41, John Mardinly <john.mardi...@asu.edu> wrote: > > There is

[LUTE] Re: DANCE by LA DOULCE FLOUR

Wonderful Gilbert. Can’t tell you what a pleasure it is to see someone wrench the lute out of its usual context of “historical instrument” and to make it as contemporary as a Fender Stratocaster. Bravo. All best, Robert Robert Gallagher Tour Béryl BAL 68-3 40, avenue d’Italie 75013

[LUTE] Re: A Lute of Six Courses

My preference is for unisons throughout, especially 4th course, especially if playing with a plectrum (only happened once). May you enjoy your new lute in the new year! Bob Purrenhage __ From: sterling price

[LUTE] Re: Francois Pierre Goy

Hello Monica. He can be reached at the French Bibliothèque Nationale mailto:francois-pierre@bnf.fr <mailto:francois-pierre@bnf.fr>. All best, Robert Robert Gallagher Tour Béryl BAL 68-3 40, avenue d’Italie 75013 Paris FRANCE +33 (0) 983 79 70 48 > On 17 Nov 2015, at

[LUTE] Re: Thumb-over

The left hand thumb was also used to fret bass notes on the 18th century Neapolitan mandolin (very occasionally). There are instances, as well, in the early 20th century Italian mandolin literature, such as Ernesto Rocco's "Serenade" and in some of Raffaele Calace's pieces for

[LUTE] Re: Widening holes at bridge

Use a hobby drill. (Not sure if that's the real name.) real name — “pin vise -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Widening holes at bridge

Without the weird character encoding pin vise I’d try a good hardware store. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] herzlich tut mich verlangen

. (it is also in Das Erbe Deutsche Musik in the Weiss-Reusner volume) Many thanks, Robert __ [1]Avast logo Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren geprueft. [2]www.avast.com -- References 1

[BAROQUE-LUTE] herzlich tut mich verlangen

Erbe Deutsche Musik in the Weiss-Reusner volume) Many thanks, Robert __ [1]Avast logo Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren geprueft. [2]www.avast.com -- References 1. https

[LUTE] Re: Lute Strap

Greetings Luters, Interesting lute strap discussion - something I've experimented with for years. I find sitting cross-legged a strain. With a strap, I can sit comfortably or stand. (6 cs Larry Brown Frei lute). Here's what I've come up with that works for me (for what it's worth).

[LUTE] Re: Sigismund Weiss C minor concerto Dresden

Already got it thanks to Peter Steur. --- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren geprüft. https://www.avast.com/antivirus To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Sigismund Weiss C minor concerto Dresden

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[BAROQUE-LUTE] Sigismund Weiss C minor concerto Dresden

Hi lutefriends, Does anyone have a digital copy of the facsimile of this? It's the 3rd piece in the unpublished 6th book of Dresden? A friend is looking for it, and my copy seems to be avoiding me in one of the piles of music around here. Many thanks, Robert

[LUTE] Sigismund Weiss C minor concerto Dresden

Hi lutefriends, Does anyone have a digital copy of the facsimile of this? It's the 3rd piece in the unpublished 6th book of Dresden. A friend is looking for it, and my copy seems to be avoiding me in one of the piles of music around here. Many thanks, Robert

[LUTE] Milan Fantasia 12 with dedillo

[1]https://youtu.be/hilComFz8mM By the way, I think I presented the first dedillo vs. figueta comparison a bit too soon. I've only been trying dedillo for a few months in my spare time and have been doing figueta on and off for more years than I'd care to mention. While comparing

[LUTE] dedillo vs. figueta

Here are two versions of Milan's Fantasy #10. One with dedillo and one with figueta (p-i thumb under)(Fantasies 10, 11 and 12 are the introductory dedillo pieces if I understand correctly.) There is actually not that much dedillo in this piece. It seems to be an exercise for an

[LUTE] Re: dedillo

and thumb under have certain advantages but with thumb under angle it's possible to almost entirely avoid the nail on the back stroke. Robert --- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren geprüft. http://www.avast.com To get on or off this list see list information at http

[LUTE] Re: dedillo

Thanks for your interest and kind responses. I'm playing on a viola da mano (60cm) by Richard Fletcher with a capo on the second fret. (I have a smaller one on order.) I have a few test videos of dedillo here: https://youtu.be/Oe0TYyR8TM4 and here from a few months ago in a more thumb out

[LUTE] dedillo

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[LUTE] Re: 1st inversion F chord - was Re: Michael Fink's split 4th article

fuller though. It may be quicker just to grab that octave than to place the finger carefully for the split course (which also alters the intonation slightly). Robert --- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren geprüft. http://www.avast.com To get on or off this list see

[LUTE] Re: Vihuela Stringing

It seems we have at least 5 different threads going here under the same heading. I think several are still worth discussing so maybe we could divide them up somehow? 1. split string early 16th century where one fingers only one string of the course but strikes both Capirola etc.

[LUTE] Michael Fink's split 4th article

I'm very open to Michael's ideas, but am really not sure about a few things. Could we collectively look at Carlo Cantu playing the guitar (easy to google) and decide whether he is playing a 4 or 5 course guitar? There sure is plenty of space for 10 pegs. If he really split his 4th

[LUTE] Re: Michael Fink's split 4th article

It's the same thing with the Cellier illustration (search Cellier 4 course guitar pictures). Why split for both hands? It makes no sense if you just want one octave or the other. --- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren geprüft. http://www.avast.com To get on or off

[LUTE] Michael Fink's split 4th article

I'm sorry if I was unclear. What I'm saying is that in both pictures the 4th course is wider for both the right and left hands which does not support Michael's ideas. If you're going to split the course, then only for the right hand. The Cantu picture looks to me like a 5 course with single

[LUTE] Vihuela stringing

Regarding the Spain versus rest-of-Europe issue ( a most fascinating topic--thanks for introducing it, Robert Barto ), English Prof Brittany Hughes said that one reason the Spanish kings/queens so brutally expelled or forced conversion on the Moors (1523

[LUTE] Re: Vihuela stringing

Sorry. I didn't see all that stuff was still hanging on my first message of this thread. Please excuse the clutter. -- Sent from my Android phone with GMX Mail. Please excuse my brevity. To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Spain 2, Italy 1 in extratime

Some rather sweeping generalizations here. I’m currently reading Wolf Hall. My knowledge of Tudor England is not what it could be so the book often sends me Googling. I every case I’ve encountered so far it seems that Ms. Mantel has done her research. As for adaptations - while I

[LUTE] Spain vs. Italy

Hi all, In the early 1500s, why are dances so common in Italian lute music and so rare in the vihuela rep. ? Thanks -- Sent from my Android phone with GMX Mail. Please excuse my brevity. To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Spain vs. Italy

Hi all, In the early 1500s, why are dances so common in Italian lute music and so rare in the vihuela rep. ? Thanks -- Sent from my Android phone with GMX Mail. Please excuse my brevity. To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Tuner with preset temperaments

possibilities as the Cleartune? Regards Anthony On 5 mars 2015, at 15:31, Robert Clair rcl...@elroberto.com wrote: If you have an iPhone or iPad ( or iPod Touch) check out Pitchlab: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pitchlab-guitar-tuner-free/id732850624?mt=8 Basic app is free

[LUTE] Re: Tuner with preset temperaments

Bob, it sounds as though it combines the best of the expensive Peterson strobe and the temperaments of cleartune, but might it be a little cluttered? The various displays are on different views. You can show 1 view on the screen or two views side by side. The latter is slightly crowded on

[LUTE] Cambridge goes on-line.

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/crown-jewels-of-english-lute-music-go-online?utm_medium=emailutm_source=alumnewsletter http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/crown-jewels-of-english-lute-music-go-online?utm_medium=emailutm_source=alumnewsletter Apologies if someone already posted this. …Bob

[LUTE] Re: 16th century tuning and stringing

Dear Martin, Thanks. That does make sense. This would imply then that gradually in all of Europe this conversion had taken place and was finally reaching England. Do we have any other evidence of this from the sources? Robert -- Sent from my Android phone with GMX Mail

[LUTE] 16th century tuning and stringing

Hello lute friends, How many sources do we have in all of Europe from @1500-1600 that tell exactly how the lute was tuned concerning the octaves on the 4,5 and 6th courses? Thanks, Robert __ [1][avast-mail

[LUTE] 16th century tuning and stringing

Thank you all for this so far. I just checked out Barley (1596) which is apparently a revision of the previous English translation of le Roys instructions. It clearly calls for octaves on 4, 5 and 6. So this tuning seems to have been propagated in the tutors in late 16th century

[LUTE] 16th century tuning and stringing

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[LUTE] Re: 2014

Well, if you must: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nlfUAsTZXo -- And while we're on the subject: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew3v568fmq8 -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: New example for the Lute Art pages

still lifehttp://www.epilogue.net/art/21154-i-vampiri-il-liuto Just look at that excellent plucking-hand technique! Regards, Daniel Lute and hand position borrowed from Bartolomeo Veneto: http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=772handle=li ..Bob -- To get on or off

[LUTE] Re: Identify Painting?

You're all probably right. I'll blame it on presbyopia - I didn't put on my reading glasses and take a close look at the image. But it is curious why they used a photo - Alpha seems to use real paintings for their early music CD covers. (Including, oddly, a couple of Holbein drawings for two

[LUTE] Identify Painting?

Can anyone identify this painting: http://www.elroberto.com/pix/LutePicture.pdf This copy was on some promotional material from the French record label Alpha Productions. thx Bob To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Rose?

Balsa wood is a bad choice: It's soft fuzzy and not very strong. It *is* very light, which is why it is used for model airplanes. I'll leave it to the real lute builders to suggest something appropriate, but if you want something that is available in a good hobby shop, use basswood. It is

[LUTE] Re: Violin strings out of spider's thread (objective blind test?)

Wasn't nylon originally discovered by research into spiderweb/silk materials, i.e. investigating the C-N peptide bond? My chemistry experience is now 40 years outdated, but i seem to remember that tidbit. Actually they have a brilliant survival strategy. Normally spiders do not

[LUTE] Re: tuning software?

Has anybody gotten this to work on Windows 7? It seems to run fine except that I can't get it to recognize any sound input. Craig Craig R. Pierpont Another Era Lutherie www.anotherera.com --- On Sat, 2/4/12, Sam Chapman manchap...@gmail.com wrote: From: Sam Chapman

[LUTE] Re: Beeswax as nut lubricant.

Naphtha (lighter fluid) will remove it without hurting most finishes. Craig Craig R. Pierpont Another Era Lutherie www.anotherera.com --- On Tue, 1/17/12, Herbert Ward wa...@physics.utexas.edu wrote: From: Herbert Ward wa...@physics.utexas.edu Subject: [LUTE] Beeswax

[LUTE] Pink Album

A bit of an odd request, but there is an old ( ~ 1960's I think) record of Renaissance ensemble music - Susato and such. I don't remember the title but it was an RCA record with a very pink jacket. Walter Gerwig played lute in the band. Does anybody have a digitized copy that they would be

[LUTE] More...

OK. Google before you post. The album title was Dance Music of the Renaissance. It was reissued on CD as Tanzmusik Der Renaissance with the band listed as Collegium Aureum and a decidedly non-pink cover. (I verified that it is indeed the same recording by listening to a couple of the tracks on

[LUTE] Re: Pulling on your gut harp strings

The Bow Brand Harp Strings are a lacquered beef gut. A better choice may be Pirastro strings which are a oiled sheep gut string. They offer a lacquered also so be sure to request the oiled if that is what you want. They are hard to find on the Pirastro website so - See:

[LUTE] Re: Pulling on your gut harp strings

agno3ph...@yahoo.com Subject: Re : [LUTE] Re: Pulling on your gut harp strings To: Craig Robert Pierpont crpierp...@yahoo.com Date: Monday, November 28, 2011, 9:23 AM But which is it, or both; do you play the harp in out doors? Anthony

[LUTE] Re: Gut strings

Light the end of one with a match. It will be obvious pretty quickly if they are gut or synthetic. Craig Craig R. Pierpont Another Era Lutherie www.anotherera.com --- On Thu, 11/17/11, Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: From: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk

[LUTE] Re: long strings?

Has anyone done business Chris Henriksen/Boston Catlines lately? I was once very satisfied dealing with him, but I don't think I've actually bought any strings in this century, and now that I finally need new ones, I feel like a string virgin again. I buy strings from him all

[LUTE] Re: American luthiers

I own a 10-course by David Fitzpatrick. I ordered one of David's instruments after hearing an example played at a lute-tasting (LSA 2008) by Paul O'dette. I am very pleased with the instrument. It is very loud, and projects extremely well in a concert hall. I would say it is

[LUTE] Re: nylon breaking point

Hi David, The tensile strength of Dupont Tynex Nylon is 44600 lbs per square inch which Google translates as 31 356 903.3 kg / m2. Craig Craig R. Pierpont Another Era Lutherie www.anotherera.com --- On Sat, 6/25/11, David Tayler vidan...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From:

[LUTE] Re: Theorbo shipping within the U.S

My theorbo, which I think is pretty much the same as Howard's, came (years ago) from Germany via UPS. Things to be careful of: * UPS, and probably the others, have size limitations - maximum on length + width + height (or length + circumference, I forget which). The theorbo in its box was

[LUTE] (Brief) Lute sighting

We went to see Rango yesterday. The film features a Greek chorus in the form of a Mariachi band made up of four owls with Mexican accents. At one point Rango and the townspeople of Dirt attempt to get close to the bad guys by putting on a thespian performance. The owl guitarist (who also plays

[LUTE] Re: New Savarez harp strings?

I have used these Savarez KF strings on harps for some time now. I understood the original post to be about some newer version. I ave no way to ferret the truth out of Savarez's promo material. I don;t know if they discovered the formula in a cave or have found some suitable type

[LUTE] Re: New Savarez harp strings?

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[LUTE] Re: New Savarez harp strings?

It seems that I remember hearing something of this but little more than you have mentioned here. I would be interested in finding out more. Being primarily a harpbuilder, I know most of the harp repair people likely to have been at this convention. (If it was the convention in St.

[LUTE] Re: Bach on Theorbo

These transcriptions are not for theorbo per se, but should be of use. http://www.clivetitmuss.com/lutebooks.asp Robert. On Mar 18, 2010, at 6:59 AM, Graham Freeman wrote: Wise Luters, Does anyone know of a good edition of the Bach Cello Suites for theorbo? They've been recorded

[LUTE] Re: Drewies Accorde

I have two parts to Drewries Accordes, but maybe I'm missing something. dt One if them is a reconstruction. Pretty old reconstruction. :-) My copy of Jane Pickeringe (the book, not Jane) has both parts. Brogyntyn has one part and Ballet allegedly (don't have a copy here) has both parts.

[LUTE] IO read it somewhere, it MUST be true

For a laugh (or to be appalled, as is your nature) take a look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_in_Elizabethan_Era This is the single worst Wikipedia article that I've ever seen. There is hardly a single word that is correct in the Instruments section. The author's main source of

[LUTE] Re: IO read it somewhere, it MUST be true

Get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, did we Roman? Grownups do not write nasty flame-war-provoking posts at the least (imagined) provocation. Did you even look at the article ? It needs replacing, not editing. While I do know more than a few things, I have a book contract with a

[LUTE] Re: [Lute] Lute and Harp duets

Hello Charles, Consider posting your request to the Yahoo Harplist and the Yahoo HistoricalHarplist. Craig Craig R. Pierpont Another Era Lutherie www.anotherera.com --- On Fri, 10/16/09, Charles Browne char...@brownecowie.fsnet.co.uk wrote: From: Charles Browne

[LUTE] Re: The reason we play lutes

foam as a potential soundboard material for it's combination of lightness and stiffness, but it seems to be lacking in bass response. Robert. On Oct 4, 2009, at 11:06 AM, morgan cornwall wrote: Even though all member of the trio intently they studied the score as they played, I couldn't

[LUTE] Re: Imbalance

The Harp lists are almost the opposite. Craig Craig R. Pierpont Another Era Lutherie www.anotherera.com --- On Thu, 9/10/09, Peter Martin peter.l...@gmail.com wrote: From: Peter Martin peter.l...@gmail.com Subject: [LUTE] Imbalance To: Lute list

[LUTE] Re: Hard shell cases for air travel

This comes up periodically, so search the archives. I don't have time for the full lecture but a summary: Choosing a case requires a bit of thinking about what you are trying to do. Simply getting a hard shell case doesn't solve everything. A case can provide some or all the following: *

[LUTE] Re: review

Howard, One of the most interesting things of following this list is to watch Roman get worked up about something. You should not take it personally. It's what he does. It's delightfully unamerican. Every now and then I think of coming up with something just to torque him up for

[LUTE] Gerwig Recordings on CD

The Gerwig Bach record was reissued on CD at one point. I walked into the (now long gone) neighborhood HMV some years ago and was startled to see it. Johann Sebastian Bach Werke Fur Laute Walter Gerwig M 51538 Cantate Musicaphon Records, Kassel Their web site lists it as still in print:

[LUTE] Re: Laurent de La Hyre

It is most likely a larger size shawm. Bass and larger 16th C recorders usually had a removable cap, often with a brass band on the end, similar to the ones on the fontanelle (the pepper-pot covering the little finger key). You would see this even if the instrument were turned so

[LUTE] definitions, was Re: Theorbo by Nic. Nic. B. van der Waals for sale

Pretension: state of the string before it is tuned up (BOB). -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Theorbo Relativity

While I think that Howard has made an excellent beginning on a theory of Relativity of Theorbo Toyness, I think it's incomplete as it stands. To completely specify whether the theorbo is toy or not we need to know if the theorbo is in motion relative to the listener, the speed,

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: lute

For my thicknesses I resawed on the bandsaw, then I tried both the Luthier's Friend sanding device and the Wagner Saf-T-Planer - both on the drill press. The final thickness probably should be with a cabinet scraper - one way to use a planner to thickness the ribs is, to plane a good

[LUTE] Re: Music in hell (slightly off topic)

You're probably looking for The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights Just chock full of fun, don't try this at home things to look at. It lives in the Prado in Madrid. It's very famous - you should have no trouble

[LUTE] Re: Stuck pegs

It is summertime. The humidity is high. High humidity causes wood to swell causing pegs to stick. Simply moving the instrument to a dryer environment for a few weeks may help. Craig Craig R. Pierpont Another Era Lutherie www.anotherera.com --- On Wed, 8/6/08, [EMAIL

[LUTE] Re: Dowland's Lutes--the hidden piece

I think Mr. Tayler is referring to the 14th piece in Francisque (counting from the beginning of the book). I played it this morning. It is definitely a Dowland theme. Robert Margo On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Sauvage Valery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello David, Do you have more precise

[LUTE] Re: Dowland's Lutes--the hidden piece

I'm interested in Mr. Tayler's reasoning. It certainly is a very beautiful setting. Robert Margo On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 10:33 AM, David Rastall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 24, 2008, at 9:53 AM, Robert Margo wrote: I think Mr. Tayler is referring to the 14th piece in Francisque

[LUTE] Re: almost lute

What's the cover story? Looks like Mr. Kevelos. Especially the sandals. Why would the Economist have a luthier on its cover? It's an article on Iraq - Iraq starts to fix itself : http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11535688 Illustrations in the Economist are rarely

[LUTE] almost lute

Check out the cover of this week's Economist. If you're not near a newsstand, this is the cover image: http://media.economist.com/images/20080614/2408LD1.jpg ...Bob To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

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might be an Oud not a Lute. That's why the subject heading was almost lute ;-) ..Bob -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

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