> That's a newly developed instrument. Would be very interesting if there > would be a higher interest in new music. For early musicians it should > be avoided like the devil IMHO. I think Holzenburg's Bach set was recorded on one, although he tastefully minimized the differences. RT
> It's single strung, formed similar to a lute, has machine heads instead > of pegs and developed to produce rather "Grundtöne" (basic tones?) than > "Obertöne" (resonances?) and esp. to be louder than a lute or guitar. > > see http://www.liutoforte.com/ > > The instruemnts are very well build and sound quite good but not like a > lute - maybe it can be described it would sound like a better guitar - > closer to a parlour guitar than to a modern classical guitar. > > Best wishes > Thomas > > > > > -- > Thomas Schall > Niederhofheimer Weg 3 > D-65843 Sulzbach > 06196/74519 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.lautenist.de / www.tslaute.de/weiss > > --
