[LUTE] Re: Keeping the lutes for sale page/lute forum going

2020-08-23 Thread Jay F.
. regards Martyn On Sunday, 23 August 2020, 07:57:39 BST, Jay F. wrote: Hi everyone, First, thanks to Wayne for creating this forum and maintaining it for such a long time - chapeau. It seems appropriate that we collectively try to find

[LUTE] Keeping the lutes for sale page/lute forum going

2020-08-23 Thread Jay F.
Hi everyone, First, thanks to Wayne for creating this forum and maintaining it for such a long time - chapeau. It seems appropriate that we collectively try to find a new home ground for sharing information and listing our lutes for sale. One simple and straight forward

[LUTE] Strings for an English theorbo set up as a baroque lute

2020-05-03 Thread Jay F.
--_000_SLXP216MB06062449066C97A5A0E285FDCBA90SLXP216MB0606KORP_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, I'm considering doing something a bit crazy and getting a 14 course English theorbo, albeit one strung in D minor as a baroque

[LUTE] Opinion of Karl Kirchmeyr lutes or other good makers

2020-01-26 Thread Jay F.
Hi there, I'm looking for some opinions about the best makers for 13 course baroque lutes and in particular, if anyone has experience with Karl Kirchmeyr's instruments. He makes an Edlinger with a 77.5 cm string length which sounds very appealing. I like the idea of a very large

[LUTE] Renting/Borrowing a Baroque lute in London

2019-09-06 Thread Jay F.
Hello all, This might be a long shot, but does anyone have a spare 13c baroque lute I could rent (or know any where I could get one) whilst on holiday in London? I'll be in the UK for 3 weeks from 17/9-8/10. I'd bring my own instrument, but it doesn't feel as though its worth