[LUTE] Re: This list is ending soon!

2020-09-30 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Thank you Wayne for everything, and happy retirement.!! Bruno Montreal Le mer. 30 sept. 2020 à 08:15, Jussi-Pekka Lajunen <[1]jlaju...@gmail.com> a écrit : Thank you so much Wayne! This list has been an invaluable source of information. Jussi-Pekka

[LUTE] Re: The lute list is retiring soon

2020-08-22 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Oh that's too bad.. especially for the lute page...any way the page can be hosted sonewhere else ? I used to host on my own servers at home..but it became too difficult with staying up to date with security... Anyone have any free space somewhere? Bruno Le sam. 22 août 2020

[LUTE] Re: Tiorbino

2020-06-18 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
--ba078705a85c0e35 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable oops, forgot the pics Le jeu. 18 juin 2020 à 09:47, Bruno Cognyl-Fournier a écrit : > This is the version Colin Everett, now deceased Canadian luther, ma

[LUTE] Re: Tiorbino

2020-06-18 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
This is the version Colin Everett, now deceased Canadian luther, made. He made several of these, 13 and 14 courses. Mine is 57/92 and tuned as an archlute in G. It us very easy to play and allows me to play everything from early Italian to Zamboni and all the English and french

[LUTE] Re: Unison C string on 8c lutes

2019-11-28 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Love 5th and 6th in octaves...only play that way. Le sam. 23 nov. 2019 5 h 10 p.m., Edward Martin <[1]edvihuel...@gmail.com> a écrit : I think you will be surprised at how you will like the 5 th course in octaves. Good luck! Sent from my iPhone

[LUTE] Re: Tiorbino

2019-11-20 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
I own a Colin Everett small archlute. 56.5/104..which I guess you could consider a tiorbino, although I have never strung it as such. I tune it in standard renaissance lute tuning, and I find if quite useful to play everything from 6 course music to 13 course zamboni. Very easy for

[LUTE] Re: New World lute/theorbo, etc.

2019-07-30 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
there was a study done a while back by Robert Derome on the lute in New France [1]http://rd.uqam.ca/Luth/index.html Le mar. 30 juil. 2019 à 13:37, <[2]jjnoo...@sbcglobal.net> a écrit : A questionâmostly likely for luters north of the borderâ Do we have any

[LUTE] Re: dying strings

2018-05-30 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
I have occasionally coloured my strings with permanent marker ( Sharpie) it lasts quite a long time.. Bruno 2018-05-30 10:36 GMT-04:00 Mimmo - Aquila Corde Armoniche <[1]mperu...@aquilacorde.com>: Things are not that easy. Ed is right, however it is possible to dye the

[LUTE] Re: Can you help identify this lute?

2018-02-16 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Daryl Williams Shomberg Ontario? circa 1977? athgough I own 2 lutes by Daryl 1979 and 1980 and they do not have initials, but rather a label inside. and do not have the lutar look.. 2018-02-16 12:53 GMT-05:00 Wayne <[1]wst...@cs.dartmouth.edu>: Hi Lute People - A friend

[LUTE] Re: Cherbury lute book

2018-01-31 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Although I like to have printed facsimiles and editions in general, I find PDF's more and more practical for browsing quickly through the music and printing only what you want to play. I am actually considering buying a large table so I can read straight from the pdf, even in

[LUTE] Re: Double first courses (chanterelles)

2018-01-22 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Interesting to note however that the ancestor of the european lute, ie the arabic Oud, has had double chanterelles all throughout history... in fact its the lowest string which sometimes is single. Bruno 2018-01-22 3:29 GMT-05:00 Antonio Corona <[1]abcor...@cs.dartmouth.edu>:

[LUTE] Re: String tech

2018-01-19 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Hi Ed, Happy New Year old friend, all the best to you and Colleen. Nice to hear from you on this subject. I like Ed have played for many years with gut, I have only been using nylgut in the las 4 years or so, only because I now have so many lutes ( and I only have 8... don't know

[LUTE] Re: String tech

2018-01-19 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
I believe some people put a dab of glue and quickly run their fingers on the string to glue the stray fibres onto the string 2018-01-19 12:45 GMT-05:00 Leonard Williams <[1]arc...@verizon.net>: Has anyone come up with a technique to increase the life of gut trebles? (besides

[LUTE] Re: Early Music life

2018-01-03 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
18:46 schrieb Bruno Cognyl-Fournier: Hi I live in Montreal and play Medieval and Renaissance music.Had a medieval music group for 15 years or so, and frankly I got tired of dressing up and going to medieval fairs and banquets, where no-one really cares abou

[LUTE] Re: Early Music life

2018-01-03 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Hi I live in Montreal and play Medieval and Renaissance music. Had a medieval music group for 15 years or so, and frankly I got tired of dressing up and going to medieval fairs and banquets, where no-one really cares about real medieval music, and just wants background noise.

[LUTE] Re: A stringing question for Sellas E. 545

2017-12-11 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
well when SOFRACOB still existed, you could cut your own length since he sent them in lengtes of more than 3 meters.. Woul Dan Larson provide strings that that long? or Mimmo Peruffo if you go Nylgut? Bruno 2017-12-11 11:42 GMT-05:00 Magnus Andersson <[1]magnusl...@gmail.com>:

[LUTE] Re: Mandolino versus Mandola

2017-12-06 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
and then there is the Algerian mandola used in traditional Andaluz music.. and chaabi [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWyqe4yNe4E Bruno 2017-12-06 15:58 GMT-05:00 Braig, Eugene <[2]brai...@osu.edu>: Keep in mind that the modern application of "mandola" to a

[LUTE] Re: unwound Synthetic CD basses for long diapasons: make it sense?

2017-12-04 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Hi Mimmo Totally agree with you. I don,t see the point in playing archlute and theorbo if its to make it sound as loud as and electric guitar. the loaded strings work well for regular lutes. The whole point of the loaded nylgut is to try and reproduce the sound of a gut string

[LUTE] Re: Flow My Tears in G Minor

2017-11-28 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Seems to me they were both designed to be in A minor, the song version being played on an A lute instead... Definitely from a hands point of view, the 7 Tears version in A minor using a G lute is much more difficult to play.. 2017-11-28 4:11 GMT-05:00 John Lenti

[LUTE] Re: Matanya Orphee

2017-11-09 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
yes a rather argumentative guy, who was disliked for his comments by many. I did not miss his bickering on the list. but still sad to lose someone in our community. rest in peace Bruno 2017-11-09 10:15 GMT-05:00 Mark Delpriora <[1]terli...@new-old-mail.cs.dartmouth.edu>:

[LUTE] Re: KF vs. new Aquila bass strings

2017-08-30 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
If I can put in my 2 cents worth.. I agree with Francesco, we are in witnessing a complete transformation of the lute. Whereas our concern back in the 80,s was to get away from non-historical reproductions of the 60's and 70's. Luthiers took time to study lutes in museums, x-ray ,

[LUTE] Re: A440?

2017-08-08 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
If your theorbo is tuned to A 430 that is in fact the same as playing G when tuned at 480 hz (more or less) , so if you play theorbo in G, which should be easy enough, all you have to do is tune down to G @ A 440. if however A is a better key to realize the continuo for this Gig,

[LUTE] Re: Capirola

2017-07-10 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
it would appear so... 2017-07-10 17:15 GMT-04:00 Leonard Williams <[1]arc...@verizon.net>: Is this year the 500th anniversary of the Capirola MS? Leonard To get on or off this list see list information at [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html --

[LUTE] Re: Tiorbino

2017-06-05 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
and successfully used Mimmo Peruffo's loaded Nylgut from 5th course down.. ( 5th and 6th in octaves) cheers Bruno Cognyl-Fournier (Montreal, Quebec) 2017-06-05 15:47 GMT-04:00 Anthony Hart <[1]anthony.hart1...@gmail.com>: A question about tiobino. The Cleveland Ti

[LUTE] Re: 14 Course Powered Tiorbino

2017-03-06 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
I've alway been tempted to try to tune as tiorbino, never tried it, I have the perfect small archlute for it.. 60-92 but I've always tuned it in renaissance tuning, had wound strings on 5th trhough 13th, but now using loaded nylgut. I have two such instruments, maybe I should try

[LUTE] Re: String calculators

2017-03-01 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
[1]http://www.niskanenlutes.com/index.php?p=stringcalc works well 2017-03-01 10:00 GMT-05:00 Arto Wikla <[2]wi...@cs.dartmouth.edu>: Neither I dare let Java applets run, but my most simple calculator runs in JavaScript, see

[LUTE] Re: basses in octaves

2017-03-01 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
. regards Bruno Cognyl-Fournier Montreal, Quebec 2017-02-28 12:56 GMT-05:00 Bruno Cognyl-Fournier <[1]fournier...@gmail.com>: Dear Collective wisdom, I have been tuning my 5 and 6th course in octaves for years, with wound strings and gut or nylgut. recently I bought

[LUTE] Re: basses in octaves

2017-02-28 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
. My gut string stays in tune all the way up, and so does the regular nylgut. I have a feeling part of the problem is the elasticity of the loaded nylgut. Mimmo has to investigate this . Bruno 2017-02-28 15:21 GMT-05:00 Bruno Cognyl-Fournier <[1]fournier...@gmail.

[LUTE] Re: basses in octaves

2017-02-28 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
strings will respond differently. Dan On 2/28/2017 10:31 AM, Arto Wikla wrote: Hi Bruno No problems on my archlute's 6th and 7th. CDs and NNG octaves. Arto On 28/02/17 19:56, Bruno Cognyl-Fournier wrote: Dear Collective wisdom, I have been tuning my 5 and 6

[LUTE] basses in octaves

2017-02-28 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Dear Collective wisdom, I have been tuning my 5 and 6th course in octaves for years, with wound strings and gut or nylgut. recently I bought the CD loaded strings from Mimmo and am slowly getting used to them. I have thus replaced the fundamental with CD loaded, while keeping my

[LUTE] Re: Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain

2017-01-09 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
ah. Do not worry: tomorrow I will do this job alone. their lifetime? I think that they last forever. I am sorry, the sound do not last 20 seconds From: [1]Bruno Cognyl-Fournier Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 6:02 PM To: [2]Dan Winheld Cc: [3]A

[LUTE] Re: Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain

2017-01-09 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
David Morales' cuerdas Pulsadas in Spain, has them, David Morales who is on this lute list should be able to help you out. Mimmo is out of stock already. Bruno 2017-01-09 12:02 GMT-05:00 Bruno Cognyl-Fournier <[1]fournier...@gmail.com>: and my guess is that these s

[LUTE] Re: Aquila Loaded Nylgut sustain

2017-01-09 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
and my guess is that these strings may last forever.. Bruno 2017-01-09 11:56 GMT-05:00 Dan Winheld <[1]dwinh...@lmi.net>: Fascinating thread! I am delighted that after over 40 years in the lute "business" (even mostly amateur) that good bass strings may be emerging as an

[LUTE] Re: lute repair Washington DC area

2016-09-22 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
yamaha made lutes? wow .. I never knew in the 40 years I've been playing.. Bruno 2016-09-22 16:25 GMT-04:00 sterling price <[1]spiffys84...@cs.dartmouth.edu>: Umm---why don't you just tighten the frets yourself? That's a very basic thing every lute player

[LUTE] Re: insinuations

2016-08-03 Thread Bruno Cognyl -Fournier
. one wish..set some medieval pieces especially the trecento stuff... regards Bruno Cognyl-Fournier Montreal Sent from Samsung Mobile Original message From: Anton Hoeger Date:2016-08-03 03:24 (GMT-05:00) To: List Lutelist Subject: [LUTE

[LUTE] Re: Pachenbel suite for theorbo

2016-02-23 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
found it on Wayne's page, .. doesn't seem to be for Therbo though.. pitch is too high.. appears to be for Baroque lute.. or is it in Renaissance Tuning.. ? 2016-02-23 11:33 GMT-05:00 [1]jo.lued...@t-online.de <[2]jo.lued...@t-online.de>: Dear Anthony, Nuremberg,

[LUTE] Re: theorbo tuning experiment

2016-01-15 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
vanooi...@gmail.com [2][3]www.davidvanooijen.nl *** On 15 January 2016 at 17:30, Bruno Cognyl-Fournier <[3][4]fournier...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Ed The point is for some of us who came from a guitar

[LUTE] Re: theorbo tuning experiment

2016-01-15 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
in C. but not in A or with re-entrant tuning.. Campanella is a nice effect but not a must in continuo.. anyone else ? What do you think Ed Martin? -- Bruno Cognyl-Fournier [image: Images intégrées 1] 2016-01-15 11:30 GMT-05:00 Bruno Cognyl-Fournier <fournier...@gmail.com>: >

[LUTE] Re: theorbo tuning experiment

2016-01-15 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
David *** David van Ooijen [1][2]davidvanooi...@gmail.com [2][3]www.davidvanooijen.nl *** On 15 January 2016 at 17:30, Bruno Cognyl-Fournier <[3][4]fournier...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Ed

[LUTE] theorbo tuning experiment

2016-01-15 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Dear lutenetters, Has anyone ever experimented tuning a theorbo like a guitar with an E top string, no re-entrant tuning? to facilitate the player with reading a continuo part from music notation? this would essentially give the same tessitura as a regular theorbo and allow to play

[LUTE] Re: theorbo tuning experiment

2016-01-15 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
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[LUTE] Re: Blessed be that Maid Marie

2015-11-30 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
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[LUTE] Re: Verdelot

2015-06-30 Thread Bruno Cognyl -Fournier
london pro musica edition is excellent Sent from Samsung Mobile Original message From: jmpoirier2 Date:2015-06-30 04:23 (GMT-05:00) To: Hector Sequera , lute-cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Verdelot Excellent edition by the way ! Best

[LUTE] Re: Tiorba

2015-06-16 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
--089e013a14d8ce89b90518a341b9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Interesting.. could it be a second bridge to attach the Diapasons? -- Bruno Cognyl-Fournier [image: Images intégrées 1] www.estavel.org 2015-06-16 10:10 GMT-04:00 Bruno

[LUTE] Re: Lute-learning resources for 10-year old?

2015-04-13 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
ask Luca Manassero, who son has been playing lute from a very early age I believe.A I think Luca is on the Lute mailing list, A he is on facebook otherwise. Bruno 2015-04-13 7:56 GMT-04:00 Rob MacKillop [1]robmackil...@gmail.com: Thanks, Joshua. I've since learned of these

[LUTE] Re: Silly question...

2015-04-10 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
not that I know of, most arabic music, except Andalucian Algerian and Morrocan music uses quarter tones. A lot of arabic music is transmitted orally. the one that is written uses regular notation with special flat and sharps characters to indicate the quarter tones. Here is a site

[LUTE] Re: from Lute to kanun

2015-02-09 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
nope not me either, the link to facebook appears to be broken 2015-02-09 11:19 GMT-05:00 Chris Barker [1]csbarker...@att.net: This link will not open on my computer. Chris -Original Message- From: [2]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu

[LUTE] Re: from Lute to kanun

2015-02-09 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
would it be this gentleman? [1]https://www.facebook.com/Musikanoun?ref=tsfref=ts ? 2015-02-09 2:44 GMT-05:00 Rob MacKillop [2]robmackil...@gmail.com: A A Zamboni as you've never heard him before... A A Rob A A Hello A A I am a young tunisian musician, a Kanun

[LUTE] Re: how to amplify lute?

2015-01-27 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
contact microphone on the bridge works fine for me. Bruno 2015-01-27 16:22 GMT-05:00 Tobiah [1]t...@tobiah.org: On 01/27/2015 01:06 PM, Omer Katzir wrote: Not permanently, just for one night. Which option do you think will be the best? Using a mic didn't worked out with

Re: Non-glue construction.

2003-10-27 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
Why would you want to build a lute without glue? how would you assemble the ribs? The idea sounds crazy if you ask me.and I see no benefit, even if it were possible Bruno Herbert Ward wrote: Is it possible to build a good lute using screws instead of glue? Aluminum screws could be

Re: Non-glue construction.

2003-10-27 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
the neck and with small intervals. Thirds were very possible to tune at very low pitches. Very nice for experimenting with alternate tunings. Anyway, you wouldn't need any glue to build a carbon fiber lute! --- S. Walsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:47:15 -0800, Bruno Cognyl

Re: URL of that guy who makes the kits?

2003-09-27 Thread Bruno Cognyl-Fournier
to set it up, but still waiting for the information he wants to put on it), I will let the lute list know the URL once it's up. Bruno Cognyl-Fournier Montreal, Canada www.estavel.org Miles Dempster wrote: Colin Everetts email is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes. He makes all sorts of travellers