Ed Durbrow wrote: >On Oct 6, 2005, at 12:44 AM, Ed Durbrow wrote: > > > >> The reason I recommend 7 over 8 courses is because that >>opens up soooooo much more repertoire for you. >> >> > >Oops, that should read '7 over 6 courses', - for repertoire reasons. > >7 over 8 for reasons of simplicity. > >
One thing that never came up, is choice of repertoire. I also come from a guitar background (completed up to grade 7 by the ABRSM standard). About 2.5 years ago, I bought an 11-course baroque instrument on a whim, but did not start playing it till after I recovered from an RSI injury to my left hand. I then decided to also get A and a G-tuned 7-course instruments, since I thought I would be playing some renaissance and continuo too. To this day, both the 7-course instruments have remained in their respective cases, since I really seem to want to delve head over heels into the 11-course baroque repertoire. So, back to the OP. He may wish to ask himself what repertoire he would be playing. Greg-- -- Greg Silverman EnHS Health Studies University of MN email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 612-625-6870 fax: 612-624-3370 To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
