hi Bruno! how are you??? Nice to hear from you. As you know, I have some instruments made by Raul Perez. A renaissance lute, 8c after laux maler (you can see it in the web site, it is the 2000's pictures), a baroque guitar (voboam) , a rebec, and last december I received a new lute (6c, Gerle). I can send you pictures if you wish. I've paid 1600 USD for the 8c, it was in 1999. I didn't have problems with this lute until this winter, where (my fault, due to central heathing of the house temperature was too high and really dried the room...) the top opened. How: the two hallfs separated at the bottom of the lute, no wood breakage, it only unglued due to wood contraction. The bridge separated as a result, cleanly. It didn't break. He fixed the problem with no inconvenience and the lute is operative again. But it was my fault. The lute was in perfect condition for almost 8 years. And it still sounds good. For the baroque guitar, no problems at all, and it sounds better today than when I bought it. Price: 2400 USD, no case, in 2002-3(don't remember well). The rebec sound good, but it is out of this comparison. The new lute, 6c : I requested it to have the looks of my old lute, but a Gerle model. It has a deeper and louder sound than the old one, due to the different shape. The neck is very comfortable. I used it for a pro recording in a studio last week and it worked fine. He provided it with nylgut strings. The price: aprox 1200 USD, no case. Consider that "My" price is surely lower than the standard for other people cause I'm an "old customer" , I live in the same country, and I also became a friend through the years. I'm very happy with the instruments he made for me. I know he sold several instruments to Europe, but don't know to whom. May be Raul can provide some references so you can ask directly. I know that Karin Zwilling from Brazil (she's a professional player) had one of his lutes at least in the past. I don't have her email, but I know she's a member of the UK lute society (may be they have it?). About the climate, you are right, it is something to consider. Buenos Aires is much more humid than Bariloche (Bariloche is less dry than the rest of the patagonia!). My broken lute was an accident ...but it occured the day it snowed in Buenos Aires...first time in 80 years!!!!
good luck! Laura ----- Mensaje original ----- De: Bruno Fournier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fecha: Jueves, Enero 17, 2008 11:09 am Asunto: [LUTE] info on Raul Perez luthier > Hello all lutenetters, > > I do not often post, although I have been following the lutelist > for many > years. As some of you know, I have been playing renaissance lute > for over > 30 years. The last time I had a lute made for me was back in 1981,and > although I've had to modify it with the ages to make it more > suitable, it > remains a pretty heavy lute. For the last 10 years, I have been > involvedprimarily with medieval music, and for lack of funds, have > been playing on > either my renaissance lute, a moroccan oud, or a turkish laouta. > I am at > the point where I really would like to buy myself a 5 course > medieval lute. > The price has to be fairly low, as music is just a hobby now and > cannotjustify such an expense easily. Last year I met with Laura > Maschi ( an > argentinian lute player) in Paris, who pointed out the agentinian > luthierRaul Perez. > > www.raulperezluthier.com > > I have contacted him, and he quotes me a price of 1500 US without > the case, > and a 12 month wait. He proposes a 50 cm string length, 5 > courses after > Arnold De Zwolle > I would like to know if anyone has ever dealt with him, seen or > played his > lutes. I am looking for information on his reliability, quality of > craftsmanship and generallly overall impression of his lutes. The > otherfactor which I have to take in consideration is the climate > of Argentina , > versus the climate in Canada. In the summer we have high humidity > levels,which I guess are probably as high as Patagonia, however > the winters are > pretty dry, hence the lute might be at risk of developing cracks more > easily. > > Any advice and or information would be of help. > > I have posted two pics of his medieval lute at > http://estavel.no-ip.org/lutepics > > thank you > -- > Bruno Cognyl-Fournier > Luthiste, etc > Estavel > Ensemble de musique ancienne > www.estavel.org > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
