[LUTE] Re: surrogate lute

2006-02-11 Thread Miles Dempster
Hi Wayne, One of Colin Everett's Trave-lutes would most likely fit the bill. Miles On Feb 11, 2006, at 10:03 PM, Wayne Cripps wrote: > > > Hi - > > I am thinking that it would be nice to get a "knock around" > instrument that I could leave at work or take in my car, > that could stay outside

[LUTE] Re: surrogate lute

2006-02-12 Thread Denys Stephens
Dear Wayne, I too have been thinking along the same lines recently - sometimes it's too risky to take a lute on holiday, but I hate to arrive somewhere to relax and not have an instrument to play. In the absence of a cheap commercial travel lute there seems no alternative to a travel guitar. I have

[LUTE] Re: surrogate lute

2006-02-12 Thread Roman Turovsky
Consider a cittern, possibly an 8course. RT - Original Message - From: "Denys Stephens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lute net" Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 4:32 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: surrogate lute > Dear Wayne, > I too have been thinking along the s

[LUTE] Re: surrogate lute

2006-02-13 Thread G. Crona
; AS-100C-SPL. Great travel-axe, and "soundless" too so you can play anytime! Music 1-2-3 sells both. B.R. G. - Original Message - From: "Denys Stephens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lute net" Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 10:32 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: s

[LUTE] Re: surrogate lute

2006-02-13 Thread G. Crona
; AS-100C-SPL. Great travel-axe, and "soundless" too so you can play anytime! Music 1-2-3 sells both. B.R. G. - Original Message - From: "Denys Stephens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "lute net" Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 10:32 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: s

[LUTE] Re: surrogate lute

2006-02-13 Thread Ed Durbrow
On Feb 13, 2006, at 7:39 PM, G. Crona wrote: > if you had one of those http://www.slider-straps.com/ Hey that looks really interesting. Has anyone tried one with a lute or lute-like instrument. Looks like the short length would be the right one to get for lute position. Ed Durbrow Saitama,

[LUTE] Re: surrogate lute

2006-02-13 Thread Wayne Cripps
I just tried a half sized classical guitar (for 6 year olds!) made in Romania, which appealed to me. I tried a 3/4 but that did not seem as nice, which may have just been that particular guitar, I don't know. The smaller body of the 1/2 size guitar and the short string length (which gave the gu