> I don't quite see how I have spoiled it for you. > If you like the recording, even if it was recorded with a dime-store > mandola, (which I don't think it was and also did not suggest) then I see > no reason why you should not carry on enjoying it. > > I just wanted to point out that the instrument is probably not what we may > mean by ceterone - a theorbo cittern. > > All the best > Mark A mere suspicion is rather insufficient for an accusation. Do some research, contact Luca in Lugano (he IS in the phone book, but has no e-mail, no computer...) RT
> Hi Mark; > > I'm sorry there's so much contempt going around for players of > single-strung > archlutes and theorbos (assuming you're correct that that's all Luca ever > plays or has played)-- the topic took up a lot of bandwidth on the lute > list > recently (which I didn't follow closely) with regard to Sting's > instrument. > > Whatever Luca is playing on those tracks I doubt it's some dime-store > garden > variety modern folk or "Irish" "cittern", octave-mandola thingy or > whatever > the frell they're calling them these days. As far as altered tunings go, > open chord or not, I'd be surprised if no-one ever experimented, got > creative, broke the "rules", adapted tunings from any other string > instrument, wire or gut, to suit their wants and needs of the moment, > their > arrangements, etc. All I know is that I loved the sound of it, loved the > music when I heard it -- until you spoiled it for me, took the joy out of > it. > > Thank you. Put a feather in your cap, wear it with pride. > > I would have thought it a "good thing" that modern players of early > wire-strung instruments might take a little inspiration from, get some > ideas > from, hearing _any_ combination of viol and some wire-strung instrument > played together (and nicely done at that). The pairing and contrast _is_ > very pleasant, very appealing, and in fact was _very_ common and > widespread. > It's a shame that that the entire wire-strung class of early instruments > have gotten so little air-time and attention within the period music > scenes > generally and their total recording output. I do hope that changes. > > "Fantasy" and music are one! (fer Christ's sake) > > Roger > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
