Martin,
I would never claim to be a wine expert, although I worked in Belgium for a
while where the French wines were quite available. Nor does my lady who was
born and bred in France. We are both pretty good with table wines as to
knowing what we want, she the common Cotes du Rhone or a
Another example of absolutism.
But as with wine, no amount of age will turn an indifferent one into a
good
one.
I've found that with wine, many an indifferent one has been turned into
a good one.
And later to vinegar.
It is not just the quality but also the nature of the grape. A
hi,
i heard some weeks ago from my lute builder, that he tried some 10 years
ago to build lighter and thinner lutes (around 400g-lutes). this instruments
lasted some years with a good sound but than the sound died away (not the
lute!).
greetings
w.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 4:35 AM
Subject: Re: How long can a lute last?
hi,
i heard some weeks ago from my lute builder, that he tried some 10 years
ago to build lighter and thinner lutes (around 400g-lutes). this
instruments
lasted some years
But as with wine, no amount of age will turn an indifferent one into a good
one.
I've found that with wine, many an indifferent one has been turned into
a good one.
Tim Kuntz
And later to vinegar.
RT
__
Roman M. Turovsky
http://turovsky.org
http://polyhymnion.org
:
Subject: Re: How long can a lute last?
10/24/2003 08:21
AM
- Original Message -
From: WIWO [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 4:35 AM
Subject: Re: How long can a lute last?
hi,
i heard some weeks ago from my lute builder, that he tried some 10
years
ago to build lighter and thinner lutes (around 400g-lutes
periods to add
courses, new necks, etc., to keep them up to the current fashion.
Tim
Original Message
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: How long can a lute last?
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:48:13 -0500 (CDT)
Excuse me if I'm raising an already-discussed subject
- Original Message -
From: Herbert Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 23 October 2003 19:48
Subject: How long can a lute last?
Excuse me if I'm raising an already-discussed subject.
Are there any good-sounding old lutes? Or do lutes inevitably decay, like
Martin Shepherd wrote:
But as with wine, no amount of age will turn an indifferent one into a good one.
I've found that with wine, many an indifferent one has been turned into
a good one.
Tim Kuntz
Hi Herbert:
I can only speak from personal experience. A friend and myself made a
series of Lutes almost 30 years ago, I have two of them, one I am in the
process of rebuilding and the other I am still playing. I have heard of an
artist or two making recordings on Ancient Lutes and they still
11 matches
Mail list logo
