You may not be aware, but Aquila nylgut has conquered the ukulele world and is the standard stringing for any ukulele worth its money. Its sweet tone and characteristic decay is perfect for the ukulele sound and repertoire. It was originally developed for the lute! Ernesto Ett 11-99 242120 4 11-28376692
Em 09.12.2013, às 14:49, wayne cripps <wst...@cs.dartmouth.edu> escreveu: Is that the Yamaha Guitalele? Does that work as a beach/mountain instrument? Wayne Begin forwarded message: > From: Dan Winheld <dwinh...@lmi.net> > Subject: [LUTE] Re: Bream Collection... I just noticed > Date: December 9, 2013 at 11:38:24 AM EST > To: Geoff Gaherty <ge...@gaherty.ca> > Cc: Lute Dmth <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > > lutekulele? > > Geoff- YOU WIN! > > > > On 12/9/2013 6:18 AM, Geoff Gaherty wrote: >> On 09/12/13 8:34 AM, William Brohinsky wrote: >>> I own an electric guitar, and a small subset of the amazingly wide and >>> varied tone-modifiers and other paraphernalia of electric-guitar use. >>> And yet, I also own two acoustic 6-strings, two acoustic 12-strings, >>> two classical guitars (admittedly, my wife brought one to the union) >>> and a mandolin. Why ever for? >> >> I now own 10 different plucked instruments: medieval lute, renaissance lutes >> at a', g', and d', archlute, cittern, bandora, renaissance guitar, baroque >> guitar, and lutekulele. I play them all regularly, though mostly the g' >> renaissance and the baroque guitar (my newest toy). In my other hobby, >> astronomy, I own 12 telescopes. Fortunately my wife is a fabric artist, and >> owns half a dozen sewing machines, so she understands. >> >> Each instrument has its own function, strengths, and weaknesses. In each >> area we own a few high end devices, plus a variety of inexpensive >> "experiments." In my case, the former includes custom-made telescopes and >> lutes, the latter includes mass-produced Chinese telescopes, Pakistani >> pluckies, and various homebrews. >> >> And yes, we both know that we are sick. >> >> Geoff >> > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
