[LUTE] Re: Why strings out of spider's thread ( blind objective?)

2012-03-10 Thread Anthony Hind
__ De : alexander voka...@verizon.net A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoye le : Vendredi 9 mars 2012 19h19 Objet : Re: Why strings out of spider's thread ( blind objective?) Well

[LUTE] Re: Why strings out of spider's thread ( blind objective?)

2012-03-10 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Martin and all I think your refreshing position is not far from that of many writing to this list. However, this (perhaps fortunately) does not always lead to the same string choices. Many messages I have received have told me that lutenists are first and foremost

[LUTE] Re: Violin strings out of spider's thread (objective blind test?)

2012-03-09 Thread Anthony Hind
Alexander, Thanks for these links. I would agree that the detailed mechanics of spider's silk is beyond most of us on this list (beginning with myself), but I am wondering whether the reported elasticity of some spider's web silk, might make it better for creating Meanes and bass

[LUTE] Re: Violin strings out of spider's thread (objective blind test?)

2012-03-09 Thread Anthony Hind
to finally notice all the lute players there. If we really want THEM to notice US... alexander r. On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:00:24 + (GMT) Anthony Hind [1]agno3ph...@yahoo.com wrote: Alexander, Thanks for these links. I would agree that the detailed mechanics of spider's silk

[LUTE] Re: Violin strings out of spider's thread (objective blind test?)

2012-03-07 Thread Anthony Hind
, nasty web mess and abandoned the project. Dan On Mar 6, 2012, at 12:41 PM, Anthony Hind wrote: Violin strings out of spider's thread: [1]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17232058 Anthony -- To get on or off

[LUTE] Re: Violin strings out of spider's thread (objective blind test?)

2012-03-07 Thread Anthony Hind
The sometimes enormous strength of spider silk results not from its' composition, but rather from the spacial arrangement of the filaments, supported by the smart bends and nicks with a judicial dab of glue here and there, both on a micro and macro level. and this is where the

[LUTE] Re: Announcement of lute for sale

2012-02-16 Thread Anthony Hind
The following 11C lute is for sale in Paris: [15.2.2012] After Johan Christian Hoffman, Leipzig 1730 (Brussels Museum). Description : Table : Spruce from the Dolomites / Resonance case : Curly maple / Marquetry : Pear tree and Amboyna burl. Half binding in ebony and maple.

[LUTE] Re: Announcement of lute for sale

2012-02-16 Thread Anthony Hind
Following a problem for reading a symbol, here goes, The following 11C lute is for sale in Paris: [15.2.2012] After Johan Christian Hoffman, Leipzig 1730 (Brussels Museum). Description : Table : Spruce from the Dolomites / Resonance case : Curly maple / Marquetry : Pear tree and

[LUTE] Re: Announcement of lute for sale

2012-02-16 Thread Anthony Hind
with my messages to the the French luth list (at least I don't think there are). If you have any suggestions, I would be gald to use them. Regards Anthony __ De : b...@symbol4.de b...@symbol4.de A : Anthony Hind

[LUTE] Re: Announcement of lute for sale

2012-02-16 Thread Anthony Hind
__ De : Edward Martin e...@gamutstrings.com A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Envoye le : Jeudi 16 fevrier 2012 15h37 Objet : Re: [LUTE] Re: Announcement of lute for sale That is an astonishing, gorgeous lute. Who built it, and why

[LUTE] Re: Announcement of lute for sale

2012-02-16 Thread Anthony Hind
directly to Miguel. Regards Anthony __ De : Edward Martin e...@gamutstrings.com A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Envoye le : Jeudi 16 fevrier 2012 15h37 Objet : Re: [LUTE] Re: Announcement of lute for sale

[LUTE] New experimental loaded NNG bass

2012-02-15 Thread Anthony Hind
Sunday, the 12th of February % Dear Lutenists % I have just received an experimental synthetic loaded string from Mimmo Peruffo of Aquila. Here are photos permitting you to compare the aspect of the new string with that of a loaded Venice, and also a previous generation HT loaded: Here is the

[LUTE] Re: Dumps and Downes

2012-02-14 Thread Anthony Hind
A phoentician’s musings : %    One point of view (even present in the OED) based on data in the literature, rather than the surviving music, has it that the music labelled as “dumps ” could be closely associated with the mood “down in the dumps ”, (the “dumps” OED, a fit of melancholy

[LUTE] Re: High humidity and buzzing (low humidity?)

2012-02-02 Thread Anthony Hind
The cold spell in Paris has brought low humidity (26%), and the peg-box decoration on my baroque lute has come loose. I have to admit that I am worrying about the inner bracing. I have of course turned on a humidifier, but I don't know how long it will take to make any difference. Anthony

[LUTE] Re: Some history questions

2012-02-02 Thread Anthony Hind
According to David v. O there is a Tablature for baroque lute: dance tunes. Written by Kaempfer. http://home.planet.nl/~ooije006/david/writings/kaempfer_f.html but I will leave David to comment on that. http://home.planet.nl/~ooije006/david/writings/kaempfer_f.html Of course that is puritan

[LUTE] Re: Tightening frets - was: Tempered fretting - take your pick - OOPS!

2012-01-23 Thread Anthony Hind
wrote: From: William Samson [2][4]willsam...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: [LUTE] Re: Tempered fretting - take your pick - OOPS! To: Anthony Hind [3][5]agno3ph...@yahoo.com Cc: [4][6]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu [5][7]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Sunday, 22 January

[LUTE] Re: Tempered fretting - take your pick - OOPS!

2012-01-22 Thread Anthony Hind
__ De : William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Cc : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoye le : Dimanche 22 janvier 2012 19h18 Objet : Re: Re : [LUTE] Re: Tempered fretting - take your pick - OOPS

[LUTE] Re: String hairs

2012-01-21 Thread Anthony Hind
' nedma...@aol.com; 'alexander' voka...@verizon.net Cc : 'Anthony Hind' agno3ph...@yahoo.com; 'Ed Durbrow' edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoye le : Samedi 21 janvier 2012 3h10 Objet : RE: [LUTE] Re: String hairs Ok. I get it. I do like the sound of gut

[LUTE] Re: String hairs

2012-01-20 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear William and All, I just thought it might be worth resuming for William, the situation in relation to strong gut trebles, as appeared in discussions, here, and elsewhere, over the last few years,  even though this goes a little beyond the practical concerns of which William has spoken,

[LUTE] Re: String hairs (beef/sheep) additional thought

2012-01-20 Thread Anthony Hind
I was just thinking that if beef can sound leaner and brighter (or clearer), while sheep might sound warmer and fuller, it sounds as though beef gut is situated somewhere in between sheep gut and some synthetics, where synthetics might be felst as colder and more transistor-like, while sheep

[LUTE] Re: Gut trebles - was String hairs

2012-01-20 Thread Anthony Hind
). Regards Anthony - Mail original - De : Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk À : William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk; Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Cc : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoyé le : Vendredi 20 janvier 2012 17h05 Objet : [LUTE] Gut trebles

[LUTE] Re: String hairs

2012-01-20 Thread Anthony Hind
How do you apply it Ed? Do you take it completely off the lute, or apply with extreme care and a match stick, or similar? Regards Anthony PS I suppose it should be really minimal, application to the whole string might give an interestingly stiff string?

[LUTE] Re: String hairs

2012-01-19 Thread Anthony Hind
William, I have also been suffering recently from this problem, more than previously. I had dropped the pitch from 407 to 392Hz but while encreasing the diameter from 44 to 46 (70cm lute). This should result in a very slight drop in tension, but the fraying has been more

[LUTE] Re: tuning fork at 433Hz?

2012-01-10 Thread Anthony Hind
  I agree with Chris, it is surprising that with their interest in timbre-structures Schoenberg and followers apparently made no remarks on such a major timbre change as that caused by moving from gut to metal strings; although, Klangfarbenmelodie seems to have been a technique for fracturing

[LUTE] Re: tuning fork at 433Hz (tense people)?

2012-01-08 Thread Anthony Hind
Of Anthony Hind Sent: 07 January 2012 13:59 To: [3]t...@heartistrymusic.com; [4]e...@gamutstrings.com; [5]howardpos...@ca.rr.com Cc: [6]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: tuning fork at 433Hz? Thank you all for your responses, and your detailed explanations, Tom

[LUTE] Re: tuning fork at 433Hz?

2012-01-07 Thread Anthony Hind
. --- En date de : Ven 6.1.12, t...@heartistrymusic.com t...@heartistrymusic.com a ecrit : De: t...@heartistrymusic.com t...@heartistrymusic.com Objet: Re: [LUTE] tuning fork at 433Hz? A: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu, Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Date: Vendredi 6 janvier 2012

[LUTE] tuning fork at 433Hz?

2012-01-06 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear luthenists A friend gave me an amusing tuning fork, which is clearly of some age. I am not (here) in a position to be able to load a photo of it, but it fits into a tight wooden case, and at the end of this there is a hollow metal peg. I quickly realized that if you

[LUTE] Happy New Year

2011-12-31 Thread Anthony Hind
The very best lute strings to you all for 2012 Very best wishes Anthony -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] “Gut string petition reaches the EU Level”

2011-12-21 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear lutenists Following the Italian government's acceptance of the main points of our petition, a meeting took place in Brussels at the EU level. After a long and technically difficult discussion the follwing results were achieved, as described here in a message from the petition

[LUTE] Re : [LUTE] Re: [LUTE] “Gut string petition reaches the EU Level”

2011-12-21 Thread Anthony Hind
Anthony --- En date de : Mer 21.12.11, Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk a A(c)crit : De: Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk Objet: [LUTE] Re: [LUTE] Gut string petition reaches the EU Level AEUR: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu, Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Cc

[LUTE] Re: injury prevention

2011-12-01 Thread Anthony Hind
David I sympathise as suffering myself from capsulitis (computer induced?); and the effect is far worse using my 70cm lute, in particular when the piece demands that LH stay on the lower frets. I try to adop a position which minimizes the extension of the left arm, but I

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: A=392

2011-11-29 Thread Anthony Hind
My 70 cm Warwick works well at 392Hz. While going from 407Hz to 392Hz, I wanted to raise the tension of the basses slightly, so I just shifted them along one increment (C1 to D2 etc). However, I changed most of the mid and top strings. The basses were two years old, but still seem

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: A=392

2011-11-29 Thread Anthony Hind
For accompanying singers, also, the answer, unfortunately, is to have a number of different sized lutes. Anthony - Mail original - De : William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk À : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com; sterling price spiffys84...@yahoo.com Cc : baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: A=392

2011-11-29 Thread Anthony Hind
- Mail original - De : Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk À : William Samson willsam...@yahoo.co.uk; baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Cc : Envoyé le : Mardi 29 Novembre 2011 12h58 Objet : [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: A=392    Dear

[LUTE] Petition to Eu Governments an initial success!

2011-11-29 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear lutenists Our petition to the EU and EU governments has had an intitial success in relation to the Italian government, which has swiftly taken note of the petitions just demands, now allowing the import of raw gut from some European and non European countries, as well

[LUTE] Re: Petition to EU Governments an initial success!

2011-11-29 Thread Anthony Hind
-mail. As far as I understand what Mimmo published today on his website, the positive reaction came from the Italian regulator, not from any EU body. Luca Anthony Hind on 29/11/11 15.04 wrote: Martyn, my our was inclusive of all those who signed, not of course just our c

[LUTE] Pulling on your gut harp strings

2011-11-28 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Lutenists     Knowing that some of you use KF Harp strings on your theorbos, some might also like to try gut harps stings. Indeed, yesterday, I was astonished to discover the existence of another small? gut string maker (well much in the way Columbus discovered the Americas, as the

[LUTE] Re: Le Roy Dentice and Octave stringing

2011-11-28 Thread Anthony Hind
Martin Might octaves have occasionally been played independently of basses (for these cases), as appears to have happened with Baroque musicians. I imagine, probably not because of the tonal break it would have created, and perhaps, because Baroque musicians may have used

[LUTE] Re: Le Roy Dentice and Octave stringing

2011-11-26 Thread Anthony Hind
thumb ETO, the fingers are closer to the bridge and the thumb further away (not that this effects your analysis). Best wishes Anthony __ De : Martin Eastwell eastwe...@mac.com A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com

[LUTE] Re: String material and inharmonicity

2011-11-26 Thread Anthony Hind
William, all things being equal better harmonicity can either be achieved by a denser thinner string, or by a more flexible one. Carbon is relatively dense, and that is why many are using a Savarez 4th and 5th. On the other hand, as I said in a recent message, Aquilla is working on

[LUTE] Re: Le Roy Dentice and Octave stringing

2011-11-25 Thread Anthony Hind
Matthias, I am not quite sure why we may infer the following: I understand the author as saying that a) he himself has an octave string with his 5th course, as opposed to b) Dentice and followers (Italians in general?) who have unisons for the 5th course. One may infer that

[LUTE] Re: Le Roy Dentice and Octave stringing

2011-11-25 Thread Anthony Hind
thickness, if the 5th course doesn't need an octave, then why would the 4th course would need one? Miles On 2011-11-25, at 8:04 AM, Anthony Hind wrote: Matthias, I am not quite sure why we may infer the following: I understand the author as saying that a) he himself has an octave

[LUTE] Re: Le Roy Dentice and Octave stringing

2011-11-25 Thread Anthony Hind
__ De : Bruno Fournier br...@estavel.org A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Cc : Miles Dempster miles.demps...@gmail.com; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoye le : Vendredi 25 Novembre 2011 15h12 Objet : [LUTE] Re: Le Roy Dentice

[LUTE] Re: gut string, Petition etc.

2011-11-21 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Orphenica and other sceptical members of this list. I am afraid I am unable to give you detailed legal interpretations of the EU BSE regulations, but I will try to answer a few of your questions, and set out why I personally signed the petition. reasons which seem

[LUTE] Gut strings

2011-11-21 Thread Anthony Hind
Here is a beginning for you (if you can follow the legal jargon): There are several laws causing the crisis. One of these laws can be found here: in English: [1]http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ%3AL%3A2004% 3A162%3A0062%3A0064%3AEN%3APDF Anthony

[LUTE] Re: gut string, Petition etc.

2011-11-21 Thread Anthony Hind
think the concern may be in becoming too over excited about an issue    which may be a non-problem. Has anyone approached Toro or    Keurschner  to find out if they anticipate supply difficulties?    regards    Martyn    --- On Mon, 21/11/11, Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com wrote:      From

[LUTE] Re: Gut Strings: 2 online petitions

2011-11-20 Thread Anthony Hind
Anthony De : Edward Martin [2]e...@gamutstrings.com A : Anthony Hind [3]agno3ph...@yahoo.com Cc : [4]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu [5]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoye le : Samedi 19 Novembre 2011 19h07 Objet : [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings Dear Anthony, Thank you

[LUTE] Re: Gut Strings

2011-11-19 Thread Anthony Hind
A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Envoye le : Vendredi 18 Novembre 2011 18h08 Objet : Re: [LUTE] Re: Gut Strings I play lute music on a classical guitar. I've never played an instrument that was strung with gut. It's difficult to imagine how the strings are made. In what form

[LUTE] Re: Gut Strings

2011-11-18 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Ed There are so few gut string makers that the loss of any one of them is a tragedy. Having lost Sofracob, one of the oldest European gut makers, we are now losing Mimmo, whose research imput is second to none. It is not just his strings, but also that deep research

[LUTE] Re: Gut strings

2011-11-17 Thread Anthony Hind
Simon, Kuerchner and Kathedrale were definitely still making strings; the other big European producer is Toro (making, I believe strings for a number of different string sellers, Baroco, Universale, and possibly La Foillia; although Guy Corquoz of La Follia may have begun

[LUTE] Re: Gut strings

2011-11-17 Thread Anthony Hind
It may not be just the EU laws, but are you sure that just any sausage skin can be used for gut? Why is it that Dan has to source beef gut from the EU, when there must be US Beef-gut, more or less on his doorstep? No, I think it is necessary to treat the gut in some way at the

[LUTE] Re: Gut strings

2011-11-17 Thread Anthony Hind
I remember that foot and mouth in the UK at one time almost stopped most sheep gut production; and so it follows that issues with BSE could also effect beef gut production. Indeed, it seems that Eu vetinary surgeons, have already intervened to ban some beef gut production

[LUTE] Re: Gut Strings

2011-11-16 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Lutenists It does seem that Aquila has decided to stop gut string production, which is catastrophic for those of us who use loaded guts. There appears to have been but one remaining legal European source for gut, and EU laws are making even this problematic, and are

[LUTE] Re: Savarez KF dealer in USA (+ New NG variants)?

2011-11-12 Thread Anthony Hind
valve-like sounds of the gut basses with the wooden flute, and the silver-blue colder transistor-like sound of the guitar wirewounds with the metal lute. __ De : Daniel Winheld dwinh...@comcast.net A : Anthony Hind

[LUTE] Re: Savarez KF dealer in USA?

2011-11-11 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Daniel and Ernesto As I told the list a while back, after making a stiffer new Nylgut, Mimmo (in his rare spare time) is working on a more flexible (slightly elastic) version for thicker strings. There is already excellent feedback for some prototypes. These would be

[LUTE] Lute for sale

2011-10-23 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear lutenists The following lute belonging to JP Gasq is for sale: For sale : 13c Baroque lute by JP Gasq 1979 sold with custom-made case, 68 cm string length Nice sound, new ropes in New Nylgut. Shipping from Versailles, France

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re : [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Benjamin Narvey's Récital luth/Lute Recital

2011-06-01 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Arto and all, I can confirm that the sound was indeed superb. Benjamin's unique expressive vocal style was given force by his playing in standing postion, and idealy helped by his excellent guts stringing with loaded Venice basses and most of the Meanes and Trebles, I believe, by

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Top luthiers of 11-courser?

2011-05-31 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Arto The question might be what the characteristics are that you are looking for in an 11-course baroque lute, and for what part of the 11c repertoire, and what type of stringing you are hoping to use (particularly for the basses), low tension:high tension, pure gut or

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Top luthiers of 11-courser?

2011-05-31 Thread Anthony Hind
, Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Top luthiers of 11-courser? To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Tuesday, 31 May, 2011, 14:04 Dear Arto The question might be what

[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Top luthiers of 11-courser?

2011-05-31 Thread Anthony Hind
music'. regards Martyn --- On Tue, 31/5/11, Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Top luthiers of 11-courser? To: baroque-lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Tuesday, 31 May, 2011, 14:04 Dear Arto

[LUTE] Hoppy at Aixe

2011-05-17 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear lutenists There are two new YouTube films in French (made in 2001) around a master class at Aixe by Hoppy (Hoppy speaks French), here: [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cxj1P_FNi8 [2]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjMXVv1jWvQ Regards Anthony -- References

[LUTE] Re: Wax

2011-03-24 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Bruno Thanks for reminding me, I try to use Renaissance wax fairly regularly; it does seem to protect my Baroque lute. I did not treat my Renaissance lute at the outset, and it is quite marked by my little finger (due to acidity, no doubt). Of course the difference

[LUTE] Re: Wax (traces are good!)

2011-03-24 Thread Anthony Hind
won’t necessarily put half of six-course lute in a Weiss second half. I will try the oxidized linseed oil. Regards Anthony For De : Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk À : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Envoyé le : Jeu 24 mars 2011, 14h 48min 48s

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-15 Thread Anthony Hind
I hitch my shirt backwards a few inches before lowering the strap onto my shoulder. This removes slack from the front of the shirt, and makes the final arrangement tighter and more satisfactory. Herbert Ward Yes, you are right, the clothes worn may also be considered as part of the strap

[LUTE] Re: Ribbons to hold (baroque) lutes WAS Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-14 Thread Anthony Hind
by Paolini. Regards Anthony __ De : Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Cc : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoye le : Ven 11 mars 2011, 15h 15min 11s Objet : [LUTE] Ribbons

[LUTE] Re: Ribbons to hold (baroque) lutes WAS Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-14 Thread Anthony Hind
A : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Envoye le : Lun 14 mars 2011, 16h 10min 13s Objet : Re: [LUTE] Re: Ribbons to hold (baroque) lutes WAS Re: Strap slips off left shoulder. Dear Anthony, I sent you the Hollar engraving copy direct so you should have

[LUTE] Re: Ribbons to hold (baroque) lutes WAS Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-14 Thread Anthony Hind
You may well be correct about this particular painting, but I believe robinson is quite clear on that topic. Anthony - Message d'origine De : Edward Mast nedma...@aol.com À : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Cc : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoyé le : Lun 14 mars 2011, 17h 01min 09s

[LUTE] Re: Strap slips off left shoulder.

2011-03-11 Thread Anthony Hind
On my Baroque lute, I attach both ends to the lute bowl, although the button at the front end occasionally pops out! I am using a red suede leather terminated guitar strap, but as the strap tends to slip off the shoulder, I have sown rubber undercarpet material to the underside of

[LUTE] Re: Holbein painting - bray harp

2011-02-10 Thread Anthony Hind
the same extent. If you really want a buzzing effect, the obvious way to do it is to thread something between the strings just in front of the bridge. Has anyone else tried it? Best wishes, Martin On 09/02/2011 13:31, Anthony Hind wrote: I find interesting your idea (which I recognize

[LUTE] Re: Holbein painting - bray harp

2011-02-10 Thread Anthony Hind
really want a buzzing effect, the obvious way to do it is to thread something between the strings just in front of the bridge. Has anyone else tried it? Best wishes, Martin On 09/02/2011 13:31, Anthony Hind wrote: I find interesting your idea (which I recognize is just a passing

[LUTE] Re: Holbein painting - precision and accuracy

2011-02-09 Thread Anthony Hind
century WAS of equal size: the likely repertoire might not be so virtuosic as to demand the finest set (lowest 'action') to the lute (as Dowland and later required). Martyn --- On Tue, 8/2/11, Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com

[LUTE] Re: TRe: Holbein painting - precision and accuracy

2011-02-09 Thread Anthony Hind
Very interesting Val, details pointing to this being a lute owned by the ambassador, and probably played by him, so probably also in playing condition; although we can't be sure that the painting gives the exact details. Regards Anthony - Message d'origine De : Sauvage Valéry

[LUTE] Re: Holbein painting - precision and accuracy

2011-02-09 Thread Anthony Hind
of the bridge. rgds Martyn --- On Tue, 8/2/11, Anthony Hind[1]agno3ph...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Anthony Hind[2]agno3ph...@yahoo.com Subject: Tr : Re : [LUTE] [off list] Google Art project To: Ed Durbrow[3]edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp, Martyn

[LUTE] Re: TRe: Holbein painting - precision and accuracy

2011-02-09 Thread Anthony Hind
Val, I suppose this is the painting you are referring to. http://tinyurl.com/67aeck3 We do see that the pegs look the same, but the painting of the lute is much less detailed. Anthony - Message d'origine De : Sauvage Valéry sauvag...@orange.fr À : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoyé

[LUTE] Re: clip-on strobe tuner with 1/6 MT

2011-02-08 Thread Anthony Hind
David Should I understand that for the moment it is not programmable? How about the diapason, is that variable? Do the sweetened tunings include those that may interest us, 6th comma, etc? Perhaps, you have not looked into this? I temporarily mislaid my ST-122 strobe tuner and have had to

[LUTE] Re: [off list] Google Art project

2011-02-08 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Ed, Martyn, and All, As you lecture on this painting, and until now, I have only given it an admirative, but casual look, may I formulate a few questions about the significance of the stringing and the fretting, about which you may be able to enlighten me? The fretting appears to

[LUTE] Re: oogle Art project

2011-02-08 Thread Anthony Hind
volgende geschreven: Anthony, the lute denotes FAMILIAL HARMONY, and the broken string denotes that that familial harmony was disrupted by a death. And the fretting is equally tempered, just like it was (and should be) in real life. RT - Original Message - From: Anthony Hind

[LUTE] Re: [off list] Google Art project

2011-02-08 Thread Anthony Hind
r.turov...@verizon.net À : Ed Durbrow edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp; Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk; Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Cc : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoyé le : Mar 8 février 2011, 15h 43min 36s Objet : Re: [LUTE] Re: [off list] Google Art project Anthony, the lute denotes

[LUTE] Re: [off list] Google Art project

2011-02-08 Thread Anthony Hind
; but there are many other possible explanations, I have to admit. Anthony On 8 February 2011 15:35, Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear Ed, Martyn, and All, As you lecture on this painting, and until now, I have only given it an Read John North The Ambassadors' Secret - Holbein

[LUTE] Re: [off list] Google Art project

2011-02-08 Thread Anthony Hind
harmony was disrupted by a death. And the fretting is equally tempered, just like it was (and should be) in real life. RT - Original Message - From: Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com To: Ed Durbrow edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp; Martyn Hodgson hodgsonmar...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: lute

[LUTE] Re: Holbein painting [Google Art project] frets and bridge

2011-02-08 Thread Anthony Hind
if the tension is fairly low then static friction can hold the strings in a higher (or lowever) position if required. Do some tests yourself and see how easy or hard it is to make a string leave from the top of the bridge. rgds Martyn --- On Tue, 8/2/11, Anthony Hind agno3ph

[LUTE] Re: new piece of the month [+Zoom H2?]

2011-02-01 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Martin and All I agree with all said, here. Although moving back and forth from a 70cm Baroque lute to a 60cm Renaissance lute is rather different; nevertheless, some of the impressions are those described, here: when coming back to this 60cm Renaissance lute, I find the space

[LUTE] Re: new piece of the month

2011-01-31 Thread Anthony Hind
Yes, I agree with you, Thomas; Martin is achieving a depth of sound, here, with his all gut stringing at 67cm and this particular model, which it could be rare to hear with a 60cm lute. Best Anthony __ De :

[LUTE] NNG Meanes and loaded experiments

2011-01-20 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Lutenists You probably all know by now, that Mimmo Peruffo of Aquila has acquired an extrudor which has allowed him to develop his new NNG compound much closer to his own strong, fairly stiff, gut treble strings, which are themselves based on his understanding and research into how

[LUTE] Re: New to the list (peg turner/hammer)

2011-01-15 Thread Anthony Hind
Now that it's summer I am also experiencing huge peg turning issues (as per Anthony Hind's note of last year). Claudia Hello Claudia, It only happens to me when I moved between Paris (which is usually rather dry), and Normandy (which is very humid), on returning back to Paris. On the

[LUTE] test

2011-01-11 Thread Anthony Hind
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[BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: test

2011-01-11 Thread Anthony Hind
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[LUTE] Re: test

2011-01-11 Thread Anthony Hind
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[LUTE] Re: New Nylgut test as Chanterelle

2010-12-20 Thread Anthony Hind
stutter as things swing into motion. $ Regards Anthony __ De : gonzornumpl...@roadrunner.com gonzornumpl...@roadrunner.com A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com; dwinh...@comcast.net Cc : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu

[LUTE] Re: New Nylgut test as Chanterelle

2010-12-20 Thread Anthony Hind
__ De : gonzornumpl...@roadrunner.com gonzornumpl...@roadrunner.com A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com; dwinh...@comcast.net Cc : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoye le : Lun 20 decembre 2010, 3h 31min 16s Objet : Re: [LUTE] Re: New

[LUTE] The New NNG stock

2010-12-20 Thread Anthony Hind
Mimmo sent me this photo of the first 10kg of his new NNG stock. [1]http://tinyurl.com/2fbro7h He hopes to do 100Kg today! Regards Anthony -- References 1. http://tinyurl.com/2fbro7h To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] Re: New Nylgut test as Chanterelle

2010-12-20 Thread Anthony Hind
of the course, than that of the single string, which imports most; and that will give me a chance to see if this hypothesis/hunch is right. Thanks again, Anthony __ De : Daniel Winheld dwinh...@comcast.net A : Anthony Hind

[LUTE] Re: The New NNG stock

2010-12-20 Thread Anthony Hind
that bunch might be yellow. Fortunately none of us will need such a beast. Anthony __ De : Martin Shepherd mar...@luteshop.co.uk A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com Envoye le : Lun 20 decembre 2010, 17h 01min 06s

[LUTE] Re: New Nylgut test as Chanterelle

2010-12-20 Thread Anthony Hind
. $ __ De : Edward Martin e...@gamutstrings.com A : Anthony Hind agno3ph...@yahoo.com; Daniel Winheld dwinh...@comcast.net; e...@gamutstrings.com Cc : lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Envoye le : Lun 20 decembre 2010, 23h 42min 17s Objet : Re: [LUTE] Re: New

[LUTE] Re: Aquilla

2010-12-19 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Anton A month back, Mimmo told me he would be too busy over the December period to be able to help me with loaded strings. I understand that all MP's stock of New Nylgut was sold at the Greenwich festival, most of it to Bridgewood and Nietzert. At the same time, I

[LUTE] New Nylgut test as Chanterelle

2010-12-19 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear luthenists Since I believe many gut users will be tempted to use the New NG for Chanterelles on their lutes, I decided to test them that way, while keeping all my other strings in gut : my trebles in pure Aquila gut, my Meanes as Venices, and my bases loaded with mostly

[LUTE] New Nylgut test as Chanterelle

2010-12-19 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear luthenists Since I believe many gut users will be tempted to use the New NG for Chanterelles on their lutes, I decided to test them that way, while keeping all my other strings in gut : my trebles in pure Aquila gut, my Meanes as Venices, and my bases loaded with mostly

[LUTE] Re: New Nylgut test as Chanterelle

2010-12-19 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Dan I am glad this may be a help, but I see you have far more experience of nylon strings than I have, so you may not come to quite the same conclusions as I did. $ I wonder whether the Adario string was titanium T2 nylon with purple haze? If so it might have

[LUTE] Re: KF (coloured) Harp strings and other position indicators

2010-12-12 Thread Anthony Hind
on one or more theorbo basses about halfway along the string. By pushing the string with your thumb you can check which bass it's resting on as well. On 12/12/2010 08:59, Anthony Hind wrote: Or you could just use the different colours as place markers. When I

[LUTE] Re: Re New Savarez harp strings?

2010-12-10 Thread Anthony Hind
Dear Theo Just recently on the French Lute list, Carlos Gonzales, president of the Sp anish Vihuela society, and lutemaker, has sopoken highly of these strings vihuel a (President Carlos Gonzales)spoke about this; See the thread here, $ Re: [Le_luth] Cordes vihuela - demande `a

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