Thanks Monica Hall for your advice. Then I should maybe stick to the Thomann one, although I am afraid of spending money for an instrument that will turn out to be unplayable. Rob MacKillop made a video review of it, but unfortunately the video is not available anymore. I'd be happy to buy a student guitar from a luthier, but I have just imported a luthier-made Renaissance lute here in New Zealand... aside from the price of the instrument you have to pay loooots of custom fees... A Matteo
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Monica Hall <[1][email protected]> wrote: The Lute Society in England was given a Mexican 5-course instrument which was supposed to pass as a baroque guitar.A I borrowed it for a while and thought it was awful - very heavy in constuction.A It was strung with nylgut which I had never used before and hated but I am not sure whether gut strings would have been an option.A It didn't have a rose either and that affects the sound quality.A They are not the same as a real baroque guitar in my limited experience. I would be careful and have it on approval before buying it. Monica ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matteo Ravasio" <[2][email protected]> To: <[3][email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 8:55 PM Subject: [VIHUELA] Jarana as Baroque Guitar A Hello, A A A A friend told me about his 550$ Mexican-made Jarana, which he uses as a A baroque guitar. The luthier who makes these instruments is Tacho A Utrera. He is happy with the instrument. A As I am considering ordering one, does anybody have any direct or A indirect experience with this kind of instrument? I had the chance to A listen to a sample: It maybeA does not sound as 'dry' as a baroque A guitar, but overall the sound was good, quite unlikeA a classical A guitar. A The alternative for a cheap instrument would be the Thomann baroque A guitar, but that's risky, I believe. A Thanks in advance for your help! A A A Best, A A A Matteo A -- To get on or off this list see list information at [4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. mailto:[email protected] 3. mailto:[email protected] 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
