Tarnavsky Museum in Chernigov (missing since WW2) is not a torban at all,
but an elegant swan-neck baroque lute, that could have come from Hoffmann
workshop, judging by its proportions. Apparently word TORBAN denoted not
only its proper 30-string notion, but also other contemporaneous lutes.
As most Lute players know, practice is in a large part problem solving.
Sometimes, I'm clearly better at it than other times ;-). This week, I
solved two problems that have been bothering me for quite a while. First, my
right thumb was often getting hung in the octave string of the 13th course.
That or the angle of attack was wrong or I needed a new thumb. Then
this week I noticed the octave string was tied higher than the fundamental,
causing my thumb to hang. Stupid Lute trick #1, tie your strings even.
WRONG. Octave must be hung way lower. The problem was solving itself in the
era
Matt's Johnson CD will be released in October on Deux-Elles records,
www.deux-elles.co.uk
Alain
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At 09:45 AM 5/16/04, Daniel Shoskes wrote:
I bought and am thouroughly enjoying the CD. I would have no problem
paying $20 for a CD-ROM with all the pdf files.
Is Wadsworth's Johnson CD already
