The Andreas Berr 13 course lute at the Boston Museum of fine arts is still played on special occasions thru the museum. Also, I've heard H. Smith has made a recording of Weiss on the Leopold Widhlam.
Michael Thames Luthier www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "WIWO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 4:35 AM Subject: Re: How long can a lute last? > hi, > i heard some weeks ago from "my" lute builder, that he tried some 10 years > ago to build lighter and thinner lutes (around 400g-lutes). this instruments > lasted some years with a good sound but than the sound died away (not the > lute!). > greetings > w. > ======================== > > >
