[VIHUELA] Re: A new-to-me vihuela

[Eugene C. Braig IV]

It's a crazy world out there!  I actually have owned this for many years.
I've only recently had the ambition to see it rendered functional.  (I'm a
little reluctant to call it "restored" because it's original state wasn't
useful and thus was destroyed and rebuilt.)

Best,
Eugene


> -----Original Message-----
> From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On
> Behalf Of Rob MacKillop
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 2:15 AM
> To: Eugene C. Braig IV
> Cc: vl
> Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: A new-to-me vihuela
> 
>    Very good, Eugene. I buy a mandolin, and you buy a vihuela. The world
>    keeps turning...
> 
> 
> 
>    Enjoy it - an amazing repertoire.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>    Rob
> 
>    2009/10/1 Eugene C. Braig IV <[1]brai...@osu.edu>
> 
>        Greetings fellow punteadophiliacs:
>        Nothing to tickle your scholarly mental muscles, but I'm a bit
>      excited
>        so thought I'd share.  After years of inaudible unplayability, my
>        quirky speculative vihuela has returned to me, artfully brought to
>        functionality by Ohio luthier and Dartmouth list lurker Mr.
>      Chadwick
>        Neal.  Nothing is left of the original but the maple of the shell
>      and
>        ebony of the fingerboard.  The new soundboard is a North American
>        hybrid, Lutz spruce, and I am really quite pleased with the sound
>      and
>        look.  Chad has a bit of a write up here:
>        [1][2]http://www.neallutes.com/
>        I'm happy to receive commentary: good, bad, and indifferent.
>        Cheers,
>        Eugene
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