Daniel, you snob!! It is official!! Yes, those gut basses are magnificent, aren't they? I have been on gut basses for the past 10 years, and I cannot go back. The sound is very rich, indeed. Last summer, I put (for tuning simplicity) synthetics of the first 5 courses, and gut below that.
Congratulations on your discovery on the beautiful sound of gut basses. In Cleveland this June, you will hear Toyohiko on all gut, at low tension. In terms of the modern orchestral sound, you are not the lone ranger in being bothered with all the vibrato. ed At 09:47 AM 4/9/2006 -0400, Daniel Shoskes wrote: > I am now officially an early music snob. I put gimped gut basses >(Larson silvers) on the first 4 lower courses of my 13 course and >can't get over the fantastic sound. Now I can't imagine changing >back (I hope these puppies last a while). > >I went last night to hear JS Bach's St. Matthew's Passion by one of >the best orchestras in the world (Cleveland Symphony) and was annoyed >by all the string vibrato and slow tempi. At least the organ continuo >was excellent, being played by Jeannette Sorrell, the director of >Apollo's Fire. But where was a decent archlute when you needed it??? >(one humorous note: due to illness of a soloist, Jesus and Pilate >were sung by the same person, so he argued with and then condemned >himself). > >Even my wife is not immune. I had a Weiss CD playing in the car and >she commented: "This can't be Barto. Barto has a better sense of >pulse and more consistent tone" (she was right). > >I hope you are all satisfied with yourselves. You've created a monster! > >(me, not the wife). > >DS > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
