Yes, and for all my suspicion, I was fascinated by the array of
instruments at this site. Definitely bookmarked it -- I may become a
millionaire some day and have room, time, and inclination to get one of
just about everything there.
Still, I think for about double the price of this Baroque guitar, I
think you could find a student model...
cud
__________________________________________________________________
From: Luca Manassero <l...@manassero.net>
To: vihuela <vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Fri, October 15, 2010 4:40:26 AM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Pakistani Baroque Guitar?
Well, 6 years ago I bought a Pakistani lute: a *huge* mistake.
Materials were good, but craftmanship simply horrible.
The design as well had an important number of flaws.
It took some deep repairing by a professional lutemaker, including
replacing the soundboard entirely, to make it a playable instrument.
I ended up spending the price of a student lute made by a reputable
lutemaker.
This guitar "looks" better, especially on the many pictures coming from
the German website, but I agree: as for any musical instrument, I would
go for a test and then eventually buy it.
Of course, if the website sites offers money back, then it could be an
almost hassle-free test.
Luca
Chris Despopoulos on 15/10/10 10.30 wrote:
> My instinct would be to play one before buying it, and in fact,
play
> the very one you intend to buy. These added bits of information
you
> mention don't add that many bits of information, in my opinion.
We
> know Taylor "designed" the guitar, we know Taylor is great, and we
know
> luthiers of the period were great. But we know darned little
about
> this guitar.
> Where was it made? Out of what materials? Don't get me wrong...
What
> do I expect for $700.00 retail? But I really think touching the
> instrument would be very important.
> My 0.02 euros' worth of opinion... cud
>
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>
> From: Franz Mechsner<[1]franz.mechs...@northumbria.ac.uk>
> To: RALPH MAIER<[2]rkcma...@shaw.ca>; Luca
Manassero<[3]l...@manassero.net>
> Cc: vihuela<[4]vihu...@cs.dartmouth.edu>
> Sent: Fri, October 15, 2010 12:02:08 AM
> Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Pakistani Baroque Guitar?
> Another seller of this, as it seems, with some added bits of
> information
>
>
[1][1][5]http://dulcimershofar.com/Baroque-Guitar-Sellas-5-course-Taylo
r-p
> -30
> 16.html
> Franz
>
__________________________________________________________________
> Von: [2][6]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu im Auftrag von RALPH MAIER
> Gesendet: Fr 15/10/2010 01:05
> An: Luca Manassero
> Cc: [3][7]vihu...@cs.dartmouth.edu
> Betreff: [VIHUELA] Re: Pakistani Baroque Guitar?
> Thanks for this. It may be a good opportunity for students
to get
> into
> it. Anyone tried them yet?
> Ralph
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Luca Manassero<[4][8]l...@manassero.net>
> Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:45 pm
> Subject: [VIHUELA] Pakistani Baroque Guitar?
> To: [5][9]vihu...@cs.dartmouth.edu
> > Dear List,
> >
> > a member of the French list
> > pointed to this German music shop:
> >
[2][6][10]http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_baroque_guitar.htm
> >
> > The Renaissance lute looks *really* awful, but the
baroque
> > guitar less
> > so: of course will probably sound as a stringed cigar
box, but
> > who knows?
> >
> > (click on the guitar picture to get a lot more detailed
> pictures)
> >
> > Luca
> >
> >
> >
> > To get on or off this list see list information at
> >
[3][7][11]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
> >
> --
> --
> References
> 1.
>
[8][12]http://dulcimershofar.com/Baroque-Guitar-Sellas-5-course-Taylor-
p-30
> 16.html
> 2. [9][13]http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_baroque_guitar.htm
> 3.
[10][14]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
>
> --
>
> References
>
> 1.
[15]http://dulcimershofar.com/Baroque-Guitar-Sellas-5-course-Taylor-p-3
0
> 2. mailto:[16]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu
> 3. mailto:[17]vihu...@cs.dartmouth.edu
> 4. mailto:[18]l...@manassero.net
> 5. mailto:[19]vihu...@cs.dartmouth.edu
> 6. [20]http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_baroque_guitar.htm
> 7. [21]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html
> 8.
[22]http://dulcimershofar.com/Baroque-Guitar-Sellas-5-course-Taylor-p-3
016.html
> 9. [23]http://www.thomann.de/gb/thomann_baroque_guitar.htm
> 10. [24]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/%7Ewbc/lute-admin/index.html
>
>
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3. mailto:l...@manassero.net
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