Hi Lute People - I got a message from someone who want to find out about his Charles Ford 8 course lute. If you can help please let me know.
Wayne I am looking at a lute which has the following markings inside: CHARLES FORD 79 LUTE MAKER REP’D MAY 1995 – R.K.A. I have looked on the internet for more information about Charles Ford, but could only find that he wrote a book on making musical instruments which was published in 1979. I would like to find out more about this lute; when was it made? Is the 79 a date or an instrument number? Who was R.K.A and what did he or she do to it? Any help would be appreciated. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html