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> From: Brad McEwen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 19 October 2006 15:13:44 GMT+02:00 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Fwd: portuguese guittarra > > Doc: > > I sent this to the early cittern list, but it bounced back for some > reason. Can you help? > > Brad > > Brad McEwen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:07:47 -0700 (PDT) > From: Brad McEwen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: portuguese guittarra > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi: > > the other day I was passing a pawnshop and saw a Portuguese > guittarra in the window. I stopped and had a quick examination of > it. Not the highest quality instrument, but very serviceable. > > I'm considering purchasing it. It's $495 Cdn, taxes included. It > will cost me about $100 to get a set-up (action was veryhigh) and > the frets dressed (suffered from Canadian winter dryness, I expect). > > I think that's a fair price, but I'd like some feedback. > > I know that strings for these instruments have been discussed, but > as I didn't have an instrument with watch key or fan tuners, I > didn't pay a lot of attention. I doubt I'd tune it Portuguese > style. I'd likely either try "English" guittarr tuning CEGCEG or > the combination of fifths and fourths that I usually use..likely > ADADAD. > > I understand that I have to loop the ends for the fan tuners. Is > there a tool for this? If so, where do I get one and how much? > > Can I use loop end strings for the tailpiece and then make loops > for the tuner end? > > What's the drill? > > Brad > > > Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! > Small Business. > > > Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! > Small Business. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
