On Tim's discussion of books and luteback's. As a Long time GAL member, I can attest that the late Robert Lundberg is a GOD. No one knew more more about the construction of the renaissance lute than Lundberg and perhaps no one ever will. Anything he has to say about construction and technique in general is of value.
I have also been dissuaded by more learned experts of the notion that old lutes were cannibalized to become Gurdys in the late French Baroque, however, I do note that the occasional experimental modern Gurdy has been experimentally cast on an old guitar body.... A couple of books in my library, both probably out of print, perhaps of interest in this context are: Making Musical Instruments edited by Charles Ford, Pantheon NY 1989. No Gurdy content, but has a good chapter on Lute construction as well as other stringed instruments. Making and Playing Musical Instruments, Jack Botermans, etc. University of Washington, Seattle 1989. A fascinating gem of a book, which does include a rudimentary Gurdy plan. I got by with a scanned copy for years before finding a used one. The Hackmann's thoughtful view on what it might take to actually build a Gurdy from these plans are on their website. Happy building, Craig -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
