Dear David, Now will your next theorbo be made out of mylar? We had that wonderful exhibition of 129 guitars at the Museum of Fine Arts here in Boston. 140,000 people saw the exhibition. You've probably seen the book based on it, "Dangerous Curves, " by Darcie Kuronen, the curator
Anyway, the guitars were exhibited in approximate chronological order, and one of the last was a "travel" guitar that was made of mylar (a plastic film). If you wanted to play it, you blew it up like a balloon. Some kids were playing one that they had for sale in the gift shop ($4000!). Electronic And it sounded OK. OK if you like that kind of sound, that is. Anyway, congratualtions on your theorbo for Lynda. Such a beautiful instrument. That must have been quite a challenge, requiring a great deal of ingenuity! In a sense it was a test of your skills as a luthier!! Bravo! Best, Arthur. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Van Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:44 AM Subject: [LUTE] Flying theorbo > Dear All, > > I apologise for the blatant advertising but some of > you may be > interested in seeing the "folding" theorbo I have > recently made for > Lynda Sayce, which is designed to pack up small enough > to fit into a > standard airline seat. > http://www.vanedwards.co.uk/40a.htm > > This has been a long time in the planning and making > but it took its > successful maiden flight last week. > > Best wishes, > > David > -- > The Smokehouse, > 6 Whitwell Road, > Norwich, NR1 4HB > England. > > Telephone: + 44 (0)1603 629899 > Website: http://www.vanedwards.co.uk > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
