[LUTE] Savarez Strings

2018-07-09 Thread corun
Dear All, I am looking on line at a new set of strings for my classical guitar, in particular the Savarez New Cristal Corum strings. I looked at all the information available but nothing tells me if the bass strings are flat wound or wire wound, only that they are silver plate. Do any of you

[LUTE] Re: latest blog

2018-07-09 Thread Alain Veylit
Personally I have always thought that the Early music movement owed a lot to modern technology, particularly recording techniques and head-phones ( as well as modern printing techniques that made facsimile reproductions cheaper and easier to produce). That goes against the multi-century trend

[LUTE] Newsletter fom TREE EDITION

2018-07-09 Thread TREE EDITION
TREE EDITION New in August 2018 Series: The Rostock Lute Mss Rostock 16.5 Facsimile edition of the Lute manuscripts Rostock Mus. Saec XVIII-65.6 Comprises the manuscripts n/o/s/t/u/v/w/x/y/z with music for Baroque lute Baroque tuning / french tablature / Euro 35.- Collected lute solos of

[LUTE] Re: original sound with original pitch

2018-07-09 Thread Martin Shepherd
The surviving Roman archlutes of Corelli's day have string lengths typically in the 70s - impossible to tune to our "standard" of 415.  Even smaller Italian continuo archlutes have string lengths in the region of 67cm, also impossible (with gut strings) to tune to 415. If we had to settle on

[LUTE] Re: original sound with original pitch

2018-07-09 Thread magnus andersson
I think an even lower pitch was used in Rome in Corelli ´s time, 382-386 hz. I have that box with you David on the archlute, it ´s a wonderful recording, and your lute (playing) sounds great. Just a shame that the director of the ensemble went for cello AND lute/theorbo on

[LUTE] latest blog

2018-07-09 Thread Martin Shepherd
Hi All, The latest blog is now at: http://luteshop.co.uk/the-great-silence/ I hope you enjoy it. Martin --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus To get on or off this list see list information at

[LUTE] sound production and reproduction on the lute (an excellent complement to Martin Shephards latest "silence" blog)

2018-07-09 Thread Jurgen Frenz
Hello there, I was notified of a publication on academia.edu - the book is _really_ not bad at all in spite of the ridiculous cover and confusing title. It treats sound production as right hand technique on the lute and how instructions found in modern methods compare to original

[LUTE] Yet another Maler for sale

2018-07-09 Thread Martin Shepherd
Dear All, You may remember a few weeks ago I had a Maler for sale, and it was sold almost immediately. Now I have another one to the same specification, already sounding very good and fantastic to play: http://luteshop.co.uk/forsale/ Anyone who is interested please email me privately (off