This has been a subject of much discussion in the Lute Society committee
especially as regards lutes made in Pakistan and they have been liaising
with the Early Music Shop to try and resolve some of the issues. I
wouldn't buy and instrument without having an opportunity to try it!
Monica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Walsh" <s.wa...@ntlworld.com>
To: "Chris Despopoulos" <despopoulos_chr...@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Luca Manassero" <l...@manassero.net>; "vihuela"
<vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 11:40 AM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Pakistani Baroque Guitar?
Could be Vietnamese rather than Pakistani. Last June Jelma Almersfoot
gave a link to somewhere here in Britain selling these instruments but the
link is now broken.
I contacted the company and several phone calls and eleven emails
followed. I got the impression that the company (mainly selling other
instruments like recorders) just had a couple of prototype Baroque guitars
(and possibly not even fully set up). The person from the company seemed
extraordinarily keen for me to see the instrument - with the option of
returning it: but so keen, I was reluctant to go ahead.
Without going into detail, I didn't feel entirely confident about any
aspect of the exchanges with the company.
It would be really interesting to actually try one. If they exist beyond a
few prototypes, they may be really good value...or they may not, of
course.
Stuart
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