I cannot speak for Chris on this subject, as he is the one who researched the topic, and he does perform the lute by resting it on a table. I do not know if anything on the topic has been published, but I doubt that it has been.
ed At 01:09 PM 5/16/2007 +0200, Anthony Hind wrote: >Ron > I have to admit that I haven't heard or read Christopher > Morrongielo >on this research into lute tables (does any one have references? I >did a wb search and came up with nothing, in this area), so my >imagination and inventive inclinations may have got the better of me. >Nevertheles, I would love to acquire one of these specially made lute- >tables (if they do exist); but then, I so enjoy the moments when my >research as a phonetician seems to cross the area of my hobby, lute >playing (and the occasional hifi tweaking to better reproduce the >sound of the lute). Therefore, I will also admit that I do hope that >such tables did exist. > >More second hand confirmation about this research comes to me from >Doc Rossi, on the French list. He also tells me that Christoper >Morrongiello has, indeed, done very interesting research on this >subject, and Doc claims Christopher has clearly shown that they do >work well, and that such tables did exist. >Regards >Anthony > >Le 15 mai 07 =E0 23:19, Ron Fletcher a ecrit : > > > Ed wrote... > > This does indeed sound a very interesting concept. The tables > > were made specifically for lutes, so I suppose the wood and its > > thickness, and perhaps its shape, would have been chosen for this > > purpose. > > > > Anthony wrote... > > Nevertheless, the fact that many salons might have had such a lute- > > table, does imply that lutes took up much more space in people's > > lives than one might have expected at first reflection. Less than a > > piano today, more like a spinet, perhaps. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ______ > > How about the origins of the word Table? A place to lay tablature? > > I suspect tablature derived from the use of a table? > > > > What is an occasional table - the rest of the time? > > > > Is an acoustic extending-table suitable for all voices - S.A.T.B? > > (Anag.?) > > > > How do you tune an acoustic-table? Saw a bit off a leg? > > > > Is that where you would like the sound-hole? No, that is where I > > put my > > coffee cup! > > > > For projection (protection?), perhaps lute-players pointed the legs > > of the > > table towards the audience and played from behind? > > > > Did bad lute-players otherwise keep a whip and stool handy? > > > > How did the term 'highly-strung' come about? - Er...Don't go there! > > > > Did table-dancers get turned on by lute-music? > > > > Is this a load of tisch and tosh? > > > > This seems a good time to duck behind my flame-wall! > > > > Best Wishes > > Ron (UK) > > > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >-- > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.1/805 - Release Date: 5/15/2007 >10:47 AM Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
