I am not 100% convinced. Mme Keyserlinck was not a run-of-the-mill cutie, but a noted virtuosa. RT
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Van Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dale Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "baroque lute list" <[email protected]>; "Ed Durbrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "peter rauscher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 1:06 PM Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Pesne >I think Dale's right, it IS a prop, but still interesting as an > instrument, that is it probably is not a fake in the Franciolini > sense. Though I do now agree that, given the fret spacings, we > probably can't be certain the the bridge spacings show a double top > course and 12 courses rather than singel top and second and 13 > courses. The red basses remain as evidence though. > > David > > > At 12:49 -0500 4/3/07, Dale Young wrote: >>Equally spaced ie not graduated in any kind of Pythagorean construct ? >> Give a cute little girl who is having to rearrange the string spacing >> to >>accomodate her little hand an instrument with an abnormally long >>fingerboard >>with ungraduated fret spacing... it's a prop. I rest my case ladies and >>gentlemen. >> She's still cute. >> Dale >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "baroque lute list" <[email protected]>; "Ed Durbrow" >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "peter rauscher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >>"Dale >>Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 10:30 AM >>Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Pesne >> >> >>> There is a 14 fret Schelle in Budapest. >>> RT >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Dale Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "baroque lute list" <[email protected]>; "Ed Durbrow" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "peter rauscher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 12:24 PM >>> Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Pesne >>> >>> >>>> Okay, >>>> If you're going to make the reach easier, one would have the string >>>> spacing compressed > toward the hand edge of the fingerboard not >>>> <away >>>> from >>>> it. Just me? >>>> Thirteen equally spaced frets on the neck, abnormal, at least for >>>> 18th >>>> century west & central european terrestrial lute.(don't want to step >>>> on >>>> anyone's toes here. Might be "the thing" for "air lute") >>>> Dale >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "peter rauscher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: "baroque lute list" <[email protected]>; "Ed Durbrow" >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dale Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 4:38 AM >>>> Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Pesne >>>> >>>> >>>>> Dear List, >>>>> I think on the painting there is a real lute played by the beautiful >>>>> lady. >>>>> I >>>>> think the reason for the strange stringing is that the sattle and the >>>>> distance between the strings was changed to fit the smaller fingers >>>>> of a >>>>> young lady. >>>>> do you think the red color of the bass strings is because they are >>>>> wound >>>>> with copper? >>>>> I counted 13 frets - not unusual. >>>>> >>>>> regards from austria, >>>>> peter >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Dale Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "baroque lute list" <[email protected]>; "Ed Durbrow" >>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 6:22 AM >>>>> Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Pesne >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> As for accuracy, I think there are a couple too many frets for >>>>> reality.Which >>>>> makes the whole lute thing look more like a prop. She sure is cute. >>>>> Too >>>>> bad, >>>>> she's probably dead by now. >>>>> Dale >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Ed Durbrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: "baroque lute list" <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 12:46 PM >>>>> Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: Pesne >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I like her right hand. It looks very relaxed. The pinky is outside >>>>>> the bridge and I bet she would have slid the whole hand gracefully >>>>>> upwards when she needed to reach the lowest sounding courses, >>>>>> keeping >>>>>> the little finger outside and parallel to the bridge the whole time. >>>>>> I'm sure she could play and remain pretty and dignified alla Mary >>>>>> Burwel. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>>>>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> > > > -- > The Smokehouse, > 6 Whitwell Road, > Norwich, NR1 4HB > England. > > Telephone: + 44 (0)1603 629899 > Website: http://www.vanedwards.co.uk > > >
