Sorry ladies and gents, I may have put up a canard. Being new on this list I assumed that Ashley Maddox was from the lute list.
Nothing I said is invalid, but I see now that that SpamAssassin message is not only Spam, but also a probable virus. Don't concern yourselves, viruses are overrated. I have to finish the evening now, as I have to pack up the newspapers and beer bottles for tomorrow's cycleable pickup, and I haven't gotten half way through your mail. Allow me the grace of a new entrant getting the hang of the your lute list. And pardon any mis-steps by a a newbie as to the nature of the lute. I know the music, but have played it in other ways. I look forward to trying to make that music on whatever I end up with, whether totally classical or in some modern form. I have already seen that the majority of you use the older notations, and that gives me pleasure. Best, Jon
