For years I was the first to say: get the right tool for the job. If you want to play Francesco, get a 6c. You want to play Weiss, get a 13c, or at least an 11c - a German one. But now I find myself in an awkward position...
I mentioned my new post as Musician In Residence for a medical university. >From my initial feedback, I would say there are many musicians there of varying standards. I will find myself playing all sorts of music from ancient Greek to contemporary avante-garde and rock, from individuals to orchestras and choirs. Clearly I can't afford (financially) to be 'authentic' with all of these periods, and the students, most of them, wouldn't know the difference between a lyre and a Les Paul. My oud will just have to do for medieval stuff, my vihuela for 1400-1600 Renaissance lute music. I have a 19th-century guitar and some modern guitars. In short: I need a lute. But which kind? It will have to cope with Dowland songs, Italian monody, trio sonatas, continuo, Scottish lute music...and much more. Crazy, I know. I can only afford one instrument. What should it be? An archlute? A 12c lute? A liuto attiorbato? Rob To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
