[LUTE] bass strings

2015-02-06 Thread Diego Cantalupi
I do hope Mimmo Peruffo will be ready to sell the new strings in June To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

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2012-12-01 Thread Sam Chapman
-- Forwarded message -- From: Sam Chapman <[1]manchap...@gmail.com> Date: 2 December 2012 00:38 Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot according to Mace? To: Markus Lutz <[2]mar...@gmlutz.de> About string holes:

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2012-11-30 Thread Markus Lutz
Am 29.11.2012 16:10, schrieb R. Mattes: On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:04:48 +0100, Markus Lutz wrote Hi Shaun, Hi Martyn, unfortunately I cannot say too much on this topic, at least for the 17th century. [...] Another important source, though late, on all topics of life is Krünitz, Oeconomische Encycl

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2012-11-30 Thread R. Mattes
On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:51:53 +0100, Andreas Schlegel wrote > The lexicon, dated 1715, is available with this link: > http://diglib.hab.de/wdb.php?dir=drucke/ae-12 > > Andreas Thanks for the link, what an entertaining read. I love the food articles. So strings are _sometimes_ overspun with silver.

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2012-11-30 Thread R. Mattes
On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:24:39 +1100, Shaun Ng wrote > Well, wouldn't this mean that every time we see a painting of an > instrument with strings, we would have to consider one more > stringing option, instead of just gut or wound? Yes, as long as we ignore all no-iconographic sources of informat

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2012-11-29 Thread Andreas Schlegel
The lexicon, dated 1715, is available with this link: http://diglib.hab.de/wdb.php?dir=drucke/ae-12 Andreas Am 29.11.2012 um 23:39 schrieb Stephan Olbertz: > How about Zedler? > The 64 volumes were published between 1732 and 1754, vol. 33 describing > interesting things on the topic of "saite"

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2012-11-29 Thread Shaun Ng
Seems that there is just a little bit more evidence for wound string use in the 18th century than there is for their supposed invention in the 1660s. Shaun Ng On 30/11/2012, at 9:39, "Stephan Olbertz" wrote: > How about Zedler? > The 64 volumes were published between 1732 and 1754, vol. 33 de

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2012-11-29 Thread Shaun Ng
Well, wouldn't this mean that every time we see a painting of an instrument with strings, we would have to consider one more stringing option, instead of just gut or wound? It says something quite important, that metal strings on instruments existed. Now, in the light of this, interpretation of

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2012-11-29 Thread Stephan Olbertz
How about Zedler? The 64 volumes were published between 1732 and 1754, vol. 33 describing interesting things on the topic of "saite", like the process of manufacturing, different colours and materials. No loading, I'm afraid, but overspuns, though they seem to serve as a kind of jewelery thread

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2012-11-29 Thread Dan Winheld
"Kapsberger used a wire strung theorbo..." Apples and oranges. Monofilament wire string technology, used in musical instruments, goes way back- predating the Renaissance, maybe 13th century (best I can remember off the top of my head). Nothing to do with the idea of thin wire overwound on a gu

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2012-11-29 Thread R. Mattes
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:04:48 +0100, Markus Lutz wrote > Hi Shaun, Hi Martyn, > unfortunately I cannot say too much on this topic, at least for the > 17th century. > > [...] > Another important source, though late, on all topics of life is > Krünitz, Oeconomische Encyclopädie. Probably it also d

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2012-11-29 Thread Markus Lutz
Hi Shaun, Hi Martyn, unfortunately I cannot say too much on this topic, at least for the 17th century. For sure wound strings had been available in the 18th century. At least Frank Legl has found some accounts around 1750 in Munich, where there are mentioned "halb umsponnene Saiten" (= half wo

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2012-11-29 Thread William Samson
y-minded 17th century. All the best, Bill From: Shaun Ng To: Martyn Hodgson Cc: Lute Dmth Sent: Thursday, 29 November 2012, 9:42 Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot according to Mace? I'm sorry Martyn, the thread is very lo

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2012-11-29 Thread Martyn Hodgson
t, in lieu of extant string samples, we're not speaking of 100% certainties but of 'civil court'-like weight of evidence considerations. regards, Martyn --- On Thu, 29/11/12, Shaun Ng wrote: From: Shaun Ng Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Lute bass strings -

[LUTE] Re: Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot according to Mace?

2012-11-29 Thread Shaun Ng
t; --- On Thu, 29/11/12, Shaun Ng wrote: > > From: Shaun Ng > Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot > according to Mace? > To: "Martyn Hodgson" > Cc: "Lute Dmth" > Date: Thursday, 29 November, 2012, 9:34 > > Dea

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2012-11-29 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Dear Shaun, With respect, I think I've already answered this - see below regards Martyn --- On Thu, 29/11/12, Shaun Ng wrote: From: Shaun Ng Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot according to Mace? To: "Mart

[LUTE] Re: Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot according to Mace?

2012-11-29 Thread Shaun Ng
as achieved by loading. > > But we've all been here before.. > > regards > > Martyn > > From: Shaun Ng > Subject: Re: [LUTE] Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to > rot according to Mace? > To: "Ma

[LUTE] Re: Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot according to Mace?

2012-11-29 Thread Martyn Hodgson
nser string was achieved by loading. But we've all been here before.. regards Martyn From: Shaun Ng Subject: Re: [LUTE] Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot according to Mace? To: "Martyn Hodgson" Cc: "Lute Dmth&

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2012-11-29 Thread Anthony Hind
: Shaun Ng À : Martyn Hodgson Cc : Lute Dmth Envoyé le : Mercredi 28 novembre 2012 20h43 Objet : [LUTE] Re: Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot according to Mace? Dear Martyn, Thanks for these sources. I don't think they were making it up, but I do find the Pla

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2012-11-28 Thread Shaun Ng
Dear Martyn, Thanks for these sources. I don't think they were making it up, but I do find the Playford source questionable, being an advertisement. I know this sounds nitpicky, but all it says is 'silver wire' on string is the new invention. It doesn't say what came before. Kapsberger used a w

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2012-11-28 Thread Martyn Hodgson
m what was admired at the time' since the weight of evidence does indicate much. And this is the history of such research - incremental steps. regards Martyn --- On Wed, 28/11/12, William Samson wrote: From: William Samson Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute

[LUTE] Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot according to Mace?

2012-11-28 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Dear Shaun, When you write 'The better explanation for seemingly thin, coloured strings on the basses of lutes...', what do you mean by 'better''?: - better in relation to the historical evidence (if so precisely what)?; better for modern ears?; better for the cost?; better

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2012-11-28 Thread William Samson
did sound back then. I'd bet, though, that it would sound quite 'eccentric' to our ears. Bill From: Martyn Hodgson To: Lute builder Dmth Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2012, 8:57 Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Lute bass strings - was Re: Are Pistoys prone to rot acc

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2012-11-28 Thread Martyn Hodgson
When you write 'The better explanation for seemingly thin, coloured strings on the basses of lutes...', what do you mean by 'better''?: - better in relation to the historical evidence (if so precisely what)?; better for modern ears?; better for the cost?; better than currentl