Thanks to all who send very helpful advice, on and off-list, concerning the correct instrument for the Vivaldi lute concerto in D-major. I've had a very enjoyable day playing through the concert on a'-lute (Yes, I'll do it on my little sportscar a'-lute!) and archlute (No, the bigger archlute is much better!) again and again (my wife knows the music by heart by now). Peter's mail with the article by Bob Spencer and Davide's sound advice have finally persuaded my to use the archlute after all. It is the better choice historically, although I agree with Martin that a high and small lute is excellent in an ensemble. But it'll be in a chamber music setting with two violins, organ and cello only, and my archlute is a mean machine, so I'll survive. Now, back to the music to get those runs up to speed ...
David **************************** David van Ooijen [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davidvanooijen.nl **************************** To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
