There are recordings on original lutes by Johannes Vogt, Viggo Mangor, Tony
Bailes et al. All these lutes (including Smith on Widhalm) sound like
"nothing-to-write-home-about".
RT
> Dear Michael and All:
> I have an old vinyl recording of Hopkinson Smith playing a period baroque
> lute, and it sounds quite good.
> Yours,
> Jim
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>
> 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?
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>> 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.
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