[LUTE] Some New Lute Music

2019-08-18 Thread sterling price
Hi all, Here is a video of me playing my new piece on the baroque lute I built. You shall notice that I am (mostly!) playing thumb out near the bridge. Susan [1]Introduzzione and Allegro by Susan Price (Lute) [youtube.png] Introduzzio

[LUTE] Shakey Ground for 15 Course Lute

2018-09-01 Thread sterling price
Here is a video of my piece called Shakey Ground. 15 courses and 15 frets. SP [1]'Shakey Ground' for 15 Course Lute[]^[DEL: :DEL] [youtube.png] 'Shakey Ground' for 15 Course Lute Here's a piece I wrote called Shakey Ground. It w

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-21 Thread sterling price
I have composed a few big works for the baroque lute, and I'm now working on something for 15 course archlute. Sterling Sent from my iPad > On Dec 21, 2017, at 4:10 PM, Daniel Shoskes wrote: > > I highly recommend it. I commissioned a work from Ronn McFarlane and I think > it’s one of his mo

[LUTE] Re: A stringing question for Sellas E. 545

2017-12-11 Thread sterling price
Question--what is the longest a neck extension can be and still be able to have octave strings? I'm making a pegbox for a baroque lute based on the 14 course Hoffman pegbox--the original is 115.7cm and I might make it a bit longer. I wont bore you with the reason I want it longer--but

[LUTE] Bach BWV 996

2017-12-06 Thread sterling price
Here is me playing BWV 996 on 15 course lute. Sterling Price [1]Sterling Price--Bach BWV 996-on 15 Course Lute [youtube.png] Sterling Price--Bach BWV 996-on 15 Course Lute JS Bach BWV 996 on 15 Course Archlute Live Performance

[LUTE] Re: Loose bars?

2017-04-14 Thread sterling price
7, 9:44 PM, "sterling price" <[1]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu on behalf of [2]spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: >Hi all- I started having some buzzing on my 13 course powered lute. I'm >not sure if it is a loose bar or some weird resonance. The buzzing only &g

[LUTE] Re: Loose bars?

2017-04-13 Thread sterling price
Thanks-- by the way i was referring to "course power". ;)) Sent from my iPad > On Apr 13, 2017, at 7:52 PM, howard posner wrote: > > >> On Apr 13, 2017, at 6:44 PM, sterling price >> wrote: >> >> Hi all- I started having some buzzing on m

[LUTE] Loose bars?

2017-04-13 Thread sterling price
Hi all- I started having some buzzing on my 13 course powered lute. I'm not sure if it is a loose bar or some weird resonance. The buzzing only happens on certain courses and I can't isolate where it's coming from. Has anyone some advice for me? Thanks! Sterling Sent from my iPad To get on o

[LUTE] Re: 14 Course Powered Tiorbino

2017-03-05 Thread sterling price
d message - >From: Anthony Hart <[1][2]anthony.hart1...@gmail.com> >Date: Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 2:17 PM > Subject: Re: [LUTE] 14 Course Powered Tiorbino >To: sterling price <[2][3]spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu> >I r

[LUTE] 14 Course Powered Tiorbino

2017-03-05 Thread sterling price
So, as I did 23 years ago I took my old attiorbato and tuned it as a Tiorbino (that's an octave theorbo by the way). You have not lived till you've heard De Vissee on a solo Tiorbino. This very spiffy instrument can be used wherever a solo theorbo is used and it has the added advantage of extrem

[LUTE] Re: My Lady Careys Dompe

2017-02-21 Thread sterling price
to meet the fresh character of the "Lady Carey's Dompe." Today we are familiar with a similar term, e.g., "I've been in the dumps all week." It's such a famous, attractive piece, surely there must be a tablature arrangement around somewhere. --ajn ==

[LUTE] My Lady Careys Dompe

2017-02-21 Thread sterling price
Hi all-- I am looking for My Lady Careys Dompe as played by Paul O'Dette on the Royal Lewters cd. Gathering from the liner notes I think it is Paul's arrangement of the harpsichord version. Any ideas? Thanks-- Sterling -- To get on or off this list see list information at h

[LUTE] Re: New lutenist looking for a first instrument

2016-11-04 Thread sterling price
Hi--I have had experience with many types of lutes-- from very expensive and great, to very shitty and horrible. The fame and reputation of the maker is not always a good indication of how good and playable the lute will be. It seem that -many- builders can't seem to make a lute with

[LUTE] Re: New lutenist looking for a first instrument

2016-11-04 Thread sterling price
Hi John--I have had -4- of the Sandi lutes and I must say that they are pretty great. Not just great for the price but great lutes. They do need bigger frets and better strings but once you do that you have a great lute. I would totally recommend their 13 course lute. I had one but I

[LUTE] Re: lute repair Washington DC area

2016-09-22 Thread sterling price
Umm---why don't you just tighten the frets yourself? That's a very basic thing every lute player should know how to do. Its like being able to tie your shoes as a kid-- SP __ From: John Mardinly To: "cyndi...@n

[LUTE] Re: gluing body fret

2016-06-08 Thread sterling price
Really--white glue is just fine for body frets. SP Guess I'll try the white glue. I've been practicing for a week without the 9th fret. To get on or off this list see list information at [1]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www

[LUTE] Re: gluing body fret

2016-06-07 Thread sterling price
I'm sure everyone has their own ways to deal with this, but I always just apply a thin layer of white glue on the bottom of the fret (this is about the only place where white glue is acceptable on a lute). Press it down and hold firmly with your hands till dry (2-3 minutes is enough

[LUTE] Re: Lute Lessons--Seeking Students

2016-05-03 Thread sterling price
__ From: sterling price To: Lute List ; Baroque Lute List Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 6:30 PM Subject: Lute Lessons--Seeking Students To the World Lute Community---I am now offering lute lessons via Skype

[LUTE] Re: Strings for Liuto attiorbato

2016-04-17 Thread sterling price
Kudos to those who are stringing attiorbatos correctly and not using single strings. The liuto attiorbato is possibly my favorite lute instrument. It is the most versatile of -all- lutes. I have two at the moment and I'm planning on converting my ten course into a 14 course attiorbat

[LUTE] Re: removing the body frets from a lute

2016-01-21 Thread sterling price
SP __ From: Matthew Daillie To: Sterling Price ; Kyle Patterson Cc: Lute List Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:16 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: removing the body frets from a lute Definitely not something I would try. Martin's suggestions sound far less a

[LUTE] Re: removing the body frets from a lute

2016-01-21 Thread Sterling Price
Just pry them off with a razor blade. I've done it many times. Seems like a lot of builders have trouble getting body frets right. Almost always way too small and in the wrong place. SP Sent from my iPad > On Jan 21, 2016, at 12:13 PM, Kyle Patterson wrote: > > Hello Lutenet, > Does anyon

[LUTE] A Lute of Six Courses

2015-12-29 Thread sterling price
Dear list-- Yesterday I got a new six course lute. This is the first time I have really played one. Question--is there an octave generally on the fourth course? Say for Milano and such. But I also plan to play vihuela music on this, so then no octaves? Sterling -- To get

[LUTE] Re: Fun interview with Sterling Price

2015-10-06 Thread Sterling Price
ohn Cowley Center for HREM, LE-CSSS B134B Bateman Physical Sciences Building Arizona State University [9]PO Box 871704 [10]Tempe, AZ 85287-1704 On Oct 5, 2015, at 3:02 PM, sterling price <[11]spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: It was a neat interview. How wou

[LUTE] Re: Fun interview with Sterling Price

2015-10-05 Thread sterling price
Unkind perhaps--but so true... Sterling __ From: Ed Durbrow To: sterling price ; LuteNet list Sent: Monday, October 5, 2015 8:02 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Fun interview with Sterling Price I thought it was

[LUTE] Re: Fun interview with Sterling Price

2015-10-05 Thread sterling price
Chris Barker To: 'Charles Mokotoff' ; 'LuteNet list' Sent: Monday, October 5, 2015 2:33 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Fun interview with Sterling Price Let's see here... I have three Trumps, and one that rises above it all, but where does that leave my vih

[LUTE] Re: John come kiss me now

2015-09-18 Thread sterling price
Thanks to those who directed me to it. I now have it. Sterling __ From: Kyle Patterson To: sterling price Cc: Lute List Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 8:50 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] John come kiss me now

[LUTE] John come kiss me now

2015-09-18 Thread sterling price
Can someone direct me to the source of this title as played by O'Dette on the album 'Robin Hood'? Thanks! Sterling -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: Taylor Swift

2015-09-02 Thread Sterling Price
Actually the correct spelling is d'oh! Sent from my iPad > On Sep 2, 2015, at 5:01 PM, Mayes, Joseph wrote: > > Dough!!! > > >> On 9/2/15 5:51 PM, "Braig, Eugene" wrote: >> >> Sorry, Joe. That's Foreigner. >> >> Eugene >> >> >> From: lute-...@

[LUTE] Re: Piccinini

2015-09-02 Thread Sterling Price
There is also the possibility that lutes with more courses can still be used for music that requires less. I doubt that piccinini played his passacaglia only on a seven course lute just because the music doesn't need more. On that note-- I think the liuto attorbato is perhaps the most versatile

[LUTE] Re: Piccinini

2015-08-31 Thread sterling price
Hi--and this brings up a desire of mine to hear more players use a true liuto attiorbato--that is with octave strings on all the basses. I find the liuto attiorbato much more satisfying than the archlute with single basses. And what is really annoying--an attiorbato with single strings.

[LUTE] Re: Lute Strap

2015-07-27 Thread Sterling Price
I always use a nice screw to strengthen the pegbox to neck joint as this is the way I was taught in lute building. What do other lute makers do? I am at the moment making a triple beg box for a baroque lute and am about to configure the screw and joint. Lutes always have a screw or nail at the n

[LUTE] Re: Lute Strap

2015-07-23 Thread Sterling Price
Strap > > I was wondering same. > > > > > On Jul 23, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Sterling Price <[6]spiffys84...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Just curious-- has anyone ever had or heard of a pegbox failing because of a strap? It should be fine

[LUTE] Re: Lute Strap

2015-07-23 Thread Sterling Price
Just curious-- has anyone ever had or heard of a pegbox failing because of a strap? It should be fine if one ties the strap as close as possible to the joint. Sterling Sent from my iPad > On Jul 23, 2015, at 10:23 AM, Chris Barker wrote: > > I have noticed one recurring mistake that lutenists

[LUTE] Re: Addendum

2015-07-21 Thread Sterling Price
I have been using this lute list since 1995. Sterling Sent from my iPad > On Jul 21, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Charles Mokotoff wrote: > > Absolutely, thanks Wayne for everything you've done, its been immensely > helpful to me. > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Leah Baranov <[1]lutech...

[LUTE] Re: [SUSPECTED SPAM] Re: Pegheads on new lute

2015-05-28 Thread sterling price
; "Mayes, Joseph" ; Michael Grant ; Sterling Price ; LuteNet list Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 5:14 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: [SUSPECTED SPAM] Re: Pegheads on new lute What is the fuss? None, from my experience. I have found pegheds to be wonderful, in every way. They do

[LUTE] Re: Pegheads on new lute

2015-05-27 Thread Sterling Price
If your lute has shitty, ill fitting pegs then PegHeads might be fine, but it seems that most lute builders know how to make pegs that work just great. When I see PegHeads on early guitars with six strings I seriously feel the need to throw up. Sterling Sent from my iPad On May 26, 2015, at 10

[LUTE] 7-Course Lute

2015-03-31 Thread sterling price
Hi all-- Some of you may remember my baroque lute made by John Butterfield with ribs and neck made in very white holly. It is a superb lute and no it is not for sale. John stopped building lutes shortly after he built that lute and he would have been one of the great ones had he kept

[LUTE] Re: The Weiss Guitar

2015-03-20 Thread Sterling Price
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: sterling price <[1]spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu> Date: March 20, 2015, 4:01:41 PM MDT To: BAROQUE-LUTE Lutelist <[2]baroque-l...@cs.dartmouth.edu>, Lutelist Net <[3]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>, 10string <[4]10s

[LUTE] Re: Neusidler

2015-02-20 Thread sterling price
Thanks to all who responded to my query. I have ordered the Neusidler 12 Dances from Tree Edition. Sterling __ From: Harald Hamre privat To: Dan Winheld ; Lutelist Net Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 12:0

[LUTE] Neusidler

2015-02-18 Thread sterling price
Hi--I am looking for a version of the Teutch Lautenbuch of Melchior Neusidler that is in something other than German Tab. Or do I need to go ahead and try to learn to read German Tab? Thanks all, Sterling -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartm

[LUTE] Re: Bach, Prelude from BWV 995

2015-02-13 Thread sterling price
Yes I also usually use the Leipzig version with 13 tuned to G. Also, when I first started the lute I made a version in a minor but I really like the suite in g minor. Sterling __ From: Christopher Wilke To: "sp

[LUTE] Narvaez

2014-12-06 Thread sterling price
Hi all--Can someone direct me to an English translation of the instructions in the first book of Delphin de Musica of Narvaez? Yes, I know it is hard to believe but I recently got a nice renaissance lute and I am exploring the six course music for the first time. I can't believe how

[LUTE] Re: more on the liuto attiorbato

2014-10-19 Thread Sterling Price
Dear Martin and others-- Could you give advice on specifics for stringing an attiorbato with no wound strings? I have an attiorbato sized 57x85 and it is currently tuned in g at 415hz. All double courses except the top string. At this size should I go to a higher pitch? I would like to try nylgu

[LUTE] Kapsperger

2014-02-10 Thread sterling price
I was playing through the 1611 Kapsperge book and I came across the Corrente 7. Toward the end of the piece there is an 11 marked in the bass for the eleventh course B flat. This I think is the only instance of an eleventh course in the book. I was under the impression that Kapsperge

[LUTE] Masterclasses

2013-12-19 Thread sterling price
Some of this talk of masterclasses has reminded me of my checkered past with the format. In 1994, when I was 20, I performed in a masterclass of a certain well-known female guitarist. I made the mistake of not using her edition of the Bach I was playing. She was not amused. She was s

[LUTE] Re: Nails and lute playing

2013-12-10 Thread sterling price
Regarding nails on gut strings--even people like Segovia used nails on gut for decades. I like those early recordings of modern guitars strung with gut. I think nylon strings came about after WWII. Sterling On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:46 PM, Sean Smith wrote: Just to be su

[LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed

2013-12-10 Thread sterling price
Perhaps one reason nails are used on modern classical guitars is the very thick soundboard and high tension strings. On my 19th century Lacote guitar copy, no-nails sounds perfect and full. The sound of nails on plastic strings is sometimes grating to me. On the other hand, for me gr

[LUTE] Re: Tablature for publication

2013-11-19 Thread sterling price
Regarding hand written music--- If given a choice, I would always prefer hand written tab to computer tab, especially with baroque music. I am baffled why anyone would choose computer over original, when the original is so clear and beautiful. When the original is not legible that is

[LUTE] Re: Edlinger Lutes

2013-10-19 Thread sterling price
I have been playing an Edlinger baroque lute for 19 years. I think I am partial to lutes of the Edlinger school, more so than Hoffman or Widhalm. I also play a Burkholzer lute which could be considered an Edlinger, as he did the conversion. The Edlinger baroque lute does have a very

[LUTE] Re: Classical Guitar Alive Feature

2013-08-24 Thread sterling price
Chris-- I just heard the interview. Well spoken, and of course wow on the cd. Sterling __ From: Christopher Wilke To: Lutelist List Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 9:13 AM Subject: [LUTE] Classical Guitar A

[LUTE] Re: Double wide spacing for polyphony

2013-08-23 Thread sterling price
It's not that hard to change the spacing on an existing lute. There is no reason anyone should be playing a lute that doesn't fit right. --Sterling __ From: Leonard Williams To: lute Sent: Friday, August 23, 2

[LUTE] Re: Liuto forte etc.

2013-08-23 Thread sterling price
Hi--yes that was 2004 in Cleveland. I didn't have plans or a kit but I would modify existing guitars. I started building them again this year. They actually work quite well. Sterling __ From: Dan Winheld To: St

[LUTE] Re: Big Fret Help

2013-07-17 Thread sterling price
re fret gut than I'd like to use. Sean On Jul 16, 2013, at 6:08 PM, sterling price wrote: Hi- There was no problem when this lute had just -slightly- smaller frets. I was hoping there would be some remedy I could do without putting new frets on as they a

[LUTE] Re: Big Fret Help

2013-07-16 Thread sterling price
alize that this feature need not be utilized in the copy lute though. --Sterling __ From: Michael Vollbrecht To: sterling price Cc: "lute@cs.dartmouth.edu" Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:22 AM Sub

[LUTE] Big Fret Help

2013-07-15 Thread sterling price
Hi all-- I recently changed the frets on my baroque lute (after many years of service). I went up from 1.10 mm to 1.20 mm on all frets. The problem I am having is there are a few frets that are not sitting all the way flat under the first course so it has a 'choked' sound on some not

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Peg Sharpener Source

2013-03-04 Thread sterling price
I made a shaper a while ago per the David Van Edwards but I wanted a comercial one. I just ordered a Chinese these thing from Ebay so I hope that works. --Sterling From: Andrew Hartig To: lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Monday, March 4, 2013 12:01 PM Subject: [LUTE-BUIL

[LUTE-BUILDER] Peg Sharpener Source

2013-03-03 Thread sterling price
Hi all- Just wondering about a good source to get a peg sharpener in the US. The sharpener that Stewart-Macdonald has doesnt seem right for lute pegs... --Sterling -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Pitch center on a 10 cs. lute

2013-01-01 Thread sterling price
I have an 8 string guitar with an A first string at 65cm at 440. The size of the string is 0.41 and it sounds geat. It has been tuned up to pitch since 2008. I think it is nylon and I got it off my baroque lute. --Sterling From: Din Ghani To: 'Paul Daverman' ; lute-buil...@cs.

[LUTE] Re: What is the point of synthetics?

2012-10-05 Thread sterling price
Hi--this is interesting. Sometimes I have left a carbon and silver strung 13 course lute for months of not playing and then take it out of the case and -all- the strings are still in tune. I do live in a very dry stable climate though... --Sterling From: Claudia Funder To: Bru

[LUTE] Re: Best Body Frets?

2012-09-26 Thread sterling price
Hi-they are not parallel to the soundboard. The layers are quite thin but with three layers it becomes a big fret. I used a drum sander to make the thin layers. -Sterling From: Ed Durbrow To: sterling price ; LuteNet list Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 6:54 AM

[LUTE] Re: Best Body Frets?

2012-09-25 Thread sterling price
I am quite picky about body frets. I always use a hard material like ebony or rosewood. On my holly lute the body frets are a holly/ebony/holly sandwich and on another lute I have ebony/ivory sandwich. These lutes sound great in high positions. --Sterling From: Stephan Olbertz

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Archlute Bridge

2012-06-18 Thread sterling price
Hi--I am sure that the bridge is ebony because I have drilled/enlarged several holes on it and its black dust all the way though. I am worried about the braces and the soundboard. Here in Utah the humidity often gets as low as 5-10%(like today). I am still looking for someone to do t

[LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Archlute Bridge

2012-06-15 Thread sterling price
after it got here. Now the split goes almost the whole top but it has not hurt playability. Perhaps I should just make a new soundboard I will keep you all posted on what I do. --Sterling From: Richard Lees To: sterling price ; "lute-buil...@cs.dartmouth.edu"

[LUTE-BUILDER] Archlute Bridge

2012-06-14 Thread sterling price
Hi-I'm not sure if this list is still active so here goes---I have a small archlute with a bridge that is made of ebony and I would like to replace it with something more appropriate. Also because the string spacing and action is all wrong. My question is--what is involved in removin

[LUTE] Re: A special request (Kapsberger)

2012-05-30 Thread sterling price
Arthur--any idea what Yale paid for this book? Just wondering --Sterling From: A. J. Ness To: hera caius ; Lute List Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 3:41 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: A special request (Kapsberger) Dear Caius, For Kapsberger's third book of chitarone musi

[LUTE] Attiorbato

2012-05-25 Thread sterling price
Hi--Last week I asked the list about tuning my 14 course attiorbato as a tiorbino...well I decided to keep it as a liuto attiorbato. I had not played it at all for several years and I am now having a blast playing some of the archlute rep as well as ren lute music including Dowland (

[LUTE] Re: Allemande in d minor by SLW

2012-05-21 Thread sterling price
I'm so Proud:). He has only been playing a few months. --Sterling From: Adam Olsen To: Lute List Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 9:01 PM Subject: [LUTE] Allemande in d minor by SLW Tried my hand at this YouTube stuff. I figured you folks don't see enough newbie videos on here

[LUTE] Tiorbino

2012-05-19 Thread sterling price
Hi all- Many years ago I strung my attiorbato as a tiorbino and it worked quite well. I only kept it that way for a while though as I wanted to try other things. Anyway I was thinking of doing it again and I have a few questions about tiorbinos. Were they always single strung or ever

[LUTE] Re: [LUTE] Re: Bach’s Lute Suites: This Moose is Blasted

2012-04-30 Thread sterling price
Hi-sorry if this has been discussed in this thread, but consider Bach's BWV 1025 for violin and harpsichord which was only recently (1993) discovered to be based on a lute suite by Weiss. Did Weiss supply Bach with a score in staff notation, or did Bach read from the tab? --Sterl

[LUTE] Archlute by Dan Larson for sale

2012-03-23 Thread sterling price
- Forwarded Message - From: sterling price To: baroque lute list ; "lute@cs.dartmouth.edu" Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 9:44 PM Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Archlute by Dan Larson for sale Hi folks--I am selling my Dan Larson archlute. I'm selling

[LUTE] Re: Buzzing [was "Gut strings"]

2011-11-20 Thread sterling price
From: Daniel Winheld To: howard posner Cc: Lutelist LUTELIST Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 7:10 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Buzzing [was "Gut strings"] Hi-I often practice this technique--playing only the 6th course fundamental with the index finger. Then you can have the best

[LUTE] Re: Andante and Gigue for gallichon (Brescianello...?)

2011-10-28 Thread sterling price
I had a great time helping build that mandora. David Van Edwards is the best --Sterling From: Stuart Walsh To: Lute Net Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 7:50 AM Subject: [LUTE] Andante and Gigue for gallichon (Brescianello...?) Here are some pics of the Lute Society's m

[LUTE] Re: Hagen vids

2011-10-24 Thread sterling price
Hi-so who made your lute? I was thinking of You tubing the f minor Hagen sonata. That is my favorite along with the Eb major(or D#major!) sonata. --Sterling From: Christopher Wilke To: Lutelist Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 5:41 AM Subject: [LUTE] Hagen vids Hello all

[LUTE] Re: BWV 998

2011-10-19 Thread sterling price
I have all these recordings of the lute-harpsichord and one thing has bothered me--the baroque lute has octave strings for the bass and the lute harpsichord almost never replicates this so it sounds more like a theorbo. Still fun though. There is even a guy on ebay selling conversion

[LUTE] Re: Bach 995 Prelude and Fugue

2011-10-11 Thread sterling price
Hi- Good performance. I have been working on this suite lately too. I like to have the 13th course down to G, or I play it in A minor. I used to have a 14 course baroque lute that I wish I still had. -Sterling From: JOSEPH CALABRESE To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Tuesd

[LUTE] Re: mandora/gallichon music (and something modern)

2011-10-03 Thread sterling price
Hey, I helped build that instrumentgood to hear it! --Sterling From: Stuart Walsh To: Lute Net Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2011 5:16 PM Subject: [LUTE] mandora/gallichon music (and something modern) I have loaned the UK Lute Society's mandora (or gallichon,caldechon etc.

[LUTE] Re: long strings?

2011-08-31 Thread sterling price
one, I think... Garry From: sterling price Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:30 AM To: Garry Warber ; [1]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: long strings? As any good luthier will tell you today, hide glue is still superior to modern glue for several reasons. --Ster

[LUTE] Re: long strings?

2011-08-30 Thread sterling price
As any good luthier will tell you today, hide glue is still superior to modern glue for several reasons. --Sterling Subject: [LUTE] Re: long strings? Or, As I enjoy assuming, the "old ones" used the best they had, and if they'd had epoxy glue and nylon strings that's what they'

[LUTE] Re: long strings?damping

2011-08-30 Thread sterling price
Hi- Even with gut strings on say a baroque lute it is still good to damp the strings, otherwise it sounds messy. Also just for articulation. If you listen to the top players of today damping basses is very common. There are different techniques for damping and it soon becomes triv

[LUTE] Re: An article from today's Wall Street Journal

2011-08-27 Thread sterling price
In July I sent an ebony baroque lute to Canada from the US without any problems. -Sterling From: Guy Smith To: 'William Samson' ; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 1:34 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: An article from today's Wall Street Journal This has actually b

[LUTE] Re: Mace

2011-07-19 Thread sterling price
I think it was last year at the seminar in Cleveland that Andy Rutherford had what he called his 'Mace' lute. It was a very charming 12 course lute based on what Mace describes and also on half of the dyophone(sp?) lute shown in Mace's book. --Sterling - Original Message From: "math

[LUTE] Re: Mace

2011-07-17 Thread sterling price
brentlynk To: sterling price ; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sun, July 17, 2011 9:26:47 AM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Mace Hi, Sterling and Ed, Part of me wants to believe you when you say baroque lute is easier, and I do recall having read that...the chords do seem easier than chord fin

[LUTE] Re: Mace

2011-07-16 Thread sterling price
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Mace   You couldn't get better encouragement than from Mace. He tells how   'easy' the Baroque lute is compared to those of the past.   Good luck. Mace is absolutely right about this. Much easier.... -Sterling Price   On Jul 17, 2011, at 2:25 AM,

[LUTE] Re: Weiss

2011-01-19 Thread sterling price
Hi- You could always just do what I did when I first got an archlute: tune it in dminor tuning. It works. Sterling - Original Message From: Bruno Correia To: List LUTELIST Sent: Wed, January 19, 2011 7:55:07 PM Subject: [LUTE] Weiss   Does anybody know of any transcription of Weiss

[LUTE] Re: lute piece by Brian Wright (and fret n)

2010-12-14 Thread sterling price
I use the 14th fret for works of Bach such as the chacone and BWV 997 which I play in d minor. The high frets on my lutes sound great. Sterling - Original Message From: Christopher Wilke To: sterling price ; Stuart Walsh Cc: Lute Net Sent: Tue, December 14, 2010 6:54:09 AM Subject

[LUTE] Re: lute piece by Brian Wright (and fret n)

2010-12-13 Thread sterling price
- Original Message From: sterling price To: Stuart Walsh ; Lute Net Sent: Mon, December 13, 2010 12:06:33 AM Subject: Re: [LUTE] lute piece by Brian Wright (and fret n) Most lutes have way too small body frets as they come from the maker. I always make bigger more suitable frets

[LUTE] Re: lute piece by Brian Wright (and fret n)

2010-12-12 Thread sterling price
Most lutes have way too small body frets as they come from the maker. I always make bigger more suitable frets on my lutes. This often means that they get -taller- as they go up from fret K, especially if there is 14 frets. Of course this all depends on the action of the lute. --Sterling ---

[LUTE] Re: Airlines and Instruments

2010-07-17 Thread sterling price
I always gate-check my baroque lute. I haven't had any problems so far. One time I gate checked it all the way to England with no trouble... Sterling   - Original Message From: Ed Durbrow To: LuteNet list Sent: Sat, July 17, 2010 11:02:16 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Airlines and

[BAROQUE-LUTE] E Major Concerto

2010-07-07 Thread sterling price
Hi-Does anyone know where I can find the E Major Concerto by Karl Kohaut? I know its located in the Berlin Stadt Bibliothek but I'm not sure how to get it.   Thanks, Sterling To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: geared pegs and Dan Larson's lute

2010-06-21 Thread sterling price
I for one would like to go on record and and say that these geared tuner things are an abomination. Well made normal pegs are just fine. These geared things seem to be an attempt to compensate for poor pegs. Sterling - Original Message From: Eugene C. Braig IV To: lute-cs.dartmouth.

[LUTE] Re: New frets

2010-02-17 Thread sterling price
You can also tighten loose frets by doing a similar thing: pull the fret toward the nut, then loosen the knot and burn it down a few millimeters. Then put the fret back in place and it will be tighter. -Sterling Subject: [LUTE] Re: New frets Something you can do to improve worn frets if you'

[LUTE] Re: Closure of V&A Instrument Gallery

2009-12-15 Thread sterling price
The V&A has my two favorite lutes--the massively ornate J.H. Goldt baroque lute and the almost as impressive Rauch baroque lute. When ever I am in London I make it a point to see themsigh. Sterling - Original Message From: Stuart Walsh Cc: "Lute List >" Sent: Tue, December 1

[LUTE] Re: Narciso Yepes and the lute

2009-12-10 Thread sterling price
Hi-regarding Yepes early recordings of Bach, what about the much earlier recordings of Podolski(sp?). Anyone have info on these recordings? I have one old LP and it is truly horrid. By the way, the Yepes Bach Lute LPs can often be found on ebay--thats where I got mine. Sterling - Original

[LUTE] Re: New lute music

2009-09-25 Thread sterling price
And an entertaining poll: What is the colour of your F-major and E-major? Those two are clearest to me: to me there are no other alternatives to these two. D-major perhaps could be yellow? A-minor grey possible? C-major white? Well, that's enough... Best, Arto Hi-This is commonly known as 'syn

[LUTE] Re: New lute music

2009-09-25 Thread sterling price
And an entertaining poll: What is the colour of your F-major and E-major? Those two are clearest to me: to me there are no other alternatives to these two. D-major perhaps could be yellow? A-minor grey possible? C-major white? Well, that's enough... Best, Arto Hi-This is commonly known as 'syn

[LUTE] Re: Download Gerwig Recordings

2009-03-15 Thread sterling price
Hi-Can anyone comment on the type of lutes Gerwig used? I seem to remember hearing that he used some kind of 10 course in ren tuning even for the baroque music. Sterling - Original Message From: damian dlugolecki To: Peter Jones ; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 3

[LUTE] Re: ReFrets

2009-03-04 Thread sterling price
Hi-I always use the biggest frets I can get away with. When I first get a lute I usually find that the frets are too small for me and the lute sounds choked. There is a very marked improvement with bigger frets. Sterling - Original Message From: Roman Turovsky To: lute@cs.dartmouth.

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

2009-02-13 Thread sterling price
Hi-I have often wondered about van der Waals, like is he still building and where? Does he still take orders? Sterling - Original Message From: Alfonso Marin To: Arto Wikla ; lutelist Net Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 5:16:00 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Theorbo by Nic. Nic. B. van der

[LUTE] Re: Lute sighting

2008-12-10 Thread sterling price
guitar on the soundtrack. Sterling Price - Original Message From: Ron Fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lute@cs.dartmouth.edu" Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:21:38 PM Subject: [LUTE] Lute sighting Coming soon... `The Tale of Despereaux' is an a

[LUTE] Re: theorbo stringing

2008-09-18 Thread sterling price
I was wondering about the 15 and 16 course theorbos in this respect. I think the last 2 courses are tuned to the high F# and G#. And then there is the 19 course theorbo with even more chromatic notes. Sterling - Original Message From: David van Ooijen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Lute mail

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