Right; But do you really want a student lute comparable to the "student" or "band" instruments made of plastic and sold at Wal-Mart? Or even the basic models of brands like Buffet or Selmer, carelessly assembled and made of terrible materials in China? Shouldn't we rather be glad to play an instrument that is not heard everywhere and strummed in bands and school orchestras? Even the exposure to the lute-class at the local conservatory with their revolting plastic-strung East German fake-lutes is so devastating that it would probably spoil my fondness for the lute if I couldn't avoid it.
Best wishes, danyel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Clair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lute List" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:12 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Who wants to sell "New Boy" a lute? > I don't think lutes from good makers are particularly expensive (yes > I mean $3K-$4K and up). > > > The problem with the lute is that, because of the nature of the > instrument and the low demand, there isn't the equivalent of the > serviceable student model that is commonly available for guitar or > band instruments. > > ...Bob > To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
