Howdy Collected Wisdom
I wanted to update the list on my travails with the above-captioned luthier for two reasons: 1. When I posted my tail of woe before, several people responded with similar stories. I think there is some value in an ongoing cautionary tale. and 2. There may yet be a resolution, and I would hate to leave the story only half-told. After my last posting, I heard from Luciano. He said he was at fault, and that if I just allowed him two weeks, he would set all straight. that was on February 25th. (These have been the longest two weeks, ever!) Once again, he has vanished from telephone and email correspondence. I have deposits on two instruments and a fully paid-for theorbo that I must begin to consider lost. Take a lesson for my woes - it doesn't matter how good the price, or how fine the instrument if you never get it. Best Regards, Joseph Mayes -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
