All, Sorry to share something so trivial but I was just going through my copy of Robert Lundberg's wonderful book "Historical Lute Construction" and found something which gave me pause. I was lucky enough to study lute making with Bob during the mid-eighties and during that time I had him build me two lutes, a 13 crs Dieffenbrucher style baroque lute and a 74/140cm theorbo lute, for Dm tuning, spectacularly constructed of ebony and ivory (fellow greenies don't despair, it's all certified, CITES legal ivory) both of which I play today.
In the introduction and Q&A section prior to the first lesson, on page xii, is Bob futzing with my theorbo, incorrectly called a chittarone by the writer. He mentions that I brought it over to Bob's house whilst he was there and I played it for him. In the brief account he waxes poetic about the sound of the instrument. He kindly did not mention my playing. It's a kick to see one's instrument, now standing proudly in my music room, in such a fine and well done volume. Regards, Rob Dorsey, Luthier Florence, KY USA -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
