[LUTE] Re: Red string

2016-05-29 Thread AJN
MH __ From: AJN <[2]arthurjn...@verizon.net> To: [3]sauvag...@orange.fr; [4]lutesm...@gmail.com; [5]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Cc: [6]ckolczyn...@bpl.org Sent: Sunday, 29 May 2016, 14:26 Subject: [LUTE] Re: Red stri

[LUTE] Re: Red string

2016-05-29 Thread Martyn Hodgson
14:26 Subject: [LUTE] Re: Red string It has been many years (20 +++) since I heard an explanation about the red strings. It was (iirc) from a person at an agriculture college up in New Brunswick. He apparently had been researching the history of gut strings. T

[LUTE] Re: Red string

2016-05-29 Thread AJN
It has been many years (20 +++) since I heard an explanation about the red strings. It was (iirc) from a person at an agriculture college up in New Brunswick. He apparently had been researching the history of gut strings. The red ones were loaded with arsenic (!!!). A top

[LUTE] Re: Red string

2016-05-28 Thread Edward C. Yong
I have a fun explanation - her earlier string broke, and she had to use a string taken from a harpist… and the only spare string the harpist had was one of the red-coloured ones. Edward C. Yong edward.y...@gmail.com > On 29 May 2016, at 2:16 am, Valery SAUVAGE wrote:

[LUTE] Re: Red string

2016-05-28 Thread Valery SAUVAGE
If you look at "l'homme au luth" (Rubens ? Troyes museum St Loup) you can see some strings are red too, and not only basses... (but I have no asnwer about it, copper loading is understandable for bass strings but treble ?) http://lavie-enchampagne.com/pdf/numero75/numero75.pdf

[LUTE] Re: Red string

2016-05-28 Thread Sean Smith
Thank you, Martin. I shall do my reading up. Thats a very nice lute! s > On May 28, 2016, at 10:10 AM, Martin Shepherd wrote: > > There is an excellent essay on this painting by David Van Edwards in the > latest Lute News. > > There are many paintings showing coloured

[LUTE] Re: Red string

2016-05-28 Thread Martin Shepherd
There is an excellent essay on this painting by David Van Edwards in the latest Lute News. There are many paintings showing coloured strings (not just basses, where it might be an indication of loading), Dowland mentions them, and I think some strings were just dyed different colours for some

[LUTE] Re: Red string

2016-05-28 Thread Sean Smith
Hmm, too early for a canarios maybe? I get the feeling she's not a seasoned player so I'm not taking anything from her playing style. Sean > On May 28, 2016, at 8:15 AM, Edward Martin wrote: > > What about the bird on her shoulder? > > On Sat, May 28, 2016 at

[LUTE] Re: Red string

2016-05-28 Thread Edward Martin
What about the bird on her shoulder? On Sat, May 28, 2016 at 9:59 AM, G. C. <[1]kalei...@gmail.com> wrote: pls. notice the RH nail contact? On Sat, May 28, 2016 at 4:42 PM, Sean Smith <[1][2]lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote: Good morning all, I

[LUTE] Re: Red string

2016-05-28 Thread G. C.
pls. notice the RH nail contact? On Sat, May 28, 2016 at 4:42 PM, Sean Smith <[1]lutesm...@gmail.com> wrote: Good morning all, I was impressed this painting: [2]http://www.fondationcustodia.fr/ununiversintime/1_meester_van_de_ jaren_veertig_4494.cfm I appreciate

[LUTE] Re: Red string

2016-05-28 Thread Roman Turovsky
An awesome illustration of collapsing the last joint! RT On 5/28/2016 10:42 AM, Sean Smith wrote: Good morning all, I was impressed this painting: http://www.fondationcustodia.fr/ununiversintime/1_meester_van_de_jaren_veertig_4494.cfm I appreciate that the artist was very attentive so I