[LUTE] Re: Bad lute music

I was being unclear. I also recall Mace chomping his lute, but I was asking about Beethoven specifically. I haven’t seen a source for these 20th/21st century descriptions of his using bone conduction. The very contrary account of Beethoven banging on an out-of-tune piano and howling as he

[LUTE] Re: Bad lute music

Check out Mace. As I recall, in his later years, he “heard” his lute by touching his teeth to the edge of the soundboard or edge of the bowl where it meets the soundboard. Late in the book, I think, and part of his complaints/observations about aging. Been a long time since I’ve looked

[LUTE] Re: Bad lute music

> On Nov 8, 2017, at 4:54 PM, Alain Veylit wrote: > > PS: bad French joke: Beethoven was so deaf that all his life he thought he > was a painter... Is this a pun in French? To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: Bad lute music

> On Nov 10, 2017, at 10:50 AM, G. C. wrote: > > According to Dan Brown in his newest book, "Origins", Beethoven was the > inventor of "bone conduction technology", who upon going deaf, > discovered that he could fix a metal rod to his piano, and bite down on > it as

[LUTE] Re: Bad lute music

From a historical perspective even "bad" music is worth preserving and making available, so thanks, Alain, for undertaking this project. I'll read through it as soon as my slipped 2nd course strings are back up to pitch. I wouldn't have taken the trouble without your

[LUTE] Re: Bad lute music

According to Dan Brown in his newest book, "Origins", Beethoven was the inventor of "bone conduction technology", who upon going deaf, discovered that he could fix a metal rod to his piano, and bite down on it as he played, enabling him to hear perfectly, through vibrations in his