At 08:46 AM 9/26/2006, Ron Andrico wrote: >The lute seems to mean something entirely different to > different individuals. For many here in the US, it appears to have a huge > 'Renaissance Fair' appeal, complete with the costumes and comedy.
Which is a particularly odd notion because I almost never see lutes at renaissance fairs. You're more likely to see steel-strung Dreadnaught guitars strumming Americanized Irish drinking songs at such venues in my neighborhood. Eugene To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
