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
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
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
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
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
hand
technique.
Robert Margo
On 5/1/07, Joseph Mayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK
I guess it's time I had my little say.
I am a Classicql guitarist who plays a bit of lute.
The false impressions I need to correct in Chris' e-mail are:1.
Classical guitar technique is counter-intuitive
I am wondering what the experience has been in the past for people flying to
LSA w.r.t being able to get their lutes (mine being a conventional size 8
course) in the overhead compartment, or whether this is a lost cause.
Robert Margo
On 4/27/07, Narada [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You get
Actually, Daniel, what I would like to hear about is the McFarlane workshop,
which I very much wanted to attend but couldn't get away for.
Robert Margo
On 10/9/06, Daniel Shoskes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Art is art and artists shouldn't be ranked like world tennis players.
Nevertheless I
