[LUTE] Re: Red string

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[LUTE] Red string

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 started zooming around with the magnifier. I noticed that while the spacing is unrealistic the top

[LUTE] Re: Latin canon puzzle

Oh, and music available as pdf, for those of you that enjoy these puzzles too. David *** David van Ooijen [1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com [2]www.davidvanooijen.nl *** On 28 May 2016 at 13:40, David van Ooijen

[LUTE] Re: Latin canon puzzle

Danke, Matthias, that's helpful. I think quitam is quintam. Would make more sense to me. (All I have is a 1900-ish edition of the text and music. The little wiggly things above the letters might well be missing in this edition. The original is by Cornelis Schuyt, ca 1600) With

[LUTE] Re: Latin canon puzzle

Ave! Anyone able to shed some light on this Latin description on how to solve a canon riddle? Canon doppia consequenza. A 4. Even the Latin is a riddle to me. Sure that quitam in the 3rd line is correct? Mathias Ultimi erunt primi et primi Secundi. The last ones will be the the

[LUTE] Latin canon puzzle

Ave! Anyone able to shed some light on this Latin description on how to solve a canon riddle? Canon doppia consequenza. A 4. Ultimi erunt primi et primi Secundi. Vices suas alternis quisque obitote. Quartae periodo, quitam periodum reciprocam subiicitote.