Yes. He was a luthier in the New Orleans area (Gretna, specifically) who made many of the instruments for the Tulane-based ensemble Musica da Camera (http://www.nomdc.org/) for decades. You might contact the director, Milton Scheuermann, or Thais St. Julienne, whom you will find listed on their website. His output included two tromba marinas (one medium, one very large), numerous violas da gamba (he made two for me, one for a friend, and a full ensemble for LSU) not to mention several for the ensemble and one for himself. He also made the vielle for me, and a hurdy-gurdy. I asked for the vielle because I had heard one he made for one of the da Camera musicians. There was almost nothing he could not make, but he was mostly known among us, and we scarfed up his instruments and were usually put on a waiting list. Last I heard of him he was pushing maybe 90 years, and that was before Hurricane Katrina hit. I do not know if he is still alive. I could play the thing for you on the phone, if we could arrange an appointment. Once I attended a Viola da Gamba Society annual to-do, and there was a vielle class. Everyone there, including the teacher, agreed that it was a first-rate example of its kind. Hope to hear from you soon, Alice Wallace 337-856-4260 In a message dated 8/13/2013 12:08:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi Alice. It looks very nice, but I can't find any information about the maker, Chuck Foster. Do you have any references for him and his work? -- -- 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. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
