I too have a Charles Ford lite and would be interested in any info beyond the book.
> On Aug 18, 2017, at 10:15 AM, wayne cripps <w...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: > > 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