Ronn has had the bridge altered several times and now the lute is set up like an archlute - with single strung basses. I forget if it's 13 or 14 courses - I think 13.
Ken Brodkey -----Original Message----- From: Guy Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:24 AM To: 'Daniel Shoskes'; 'Mathias Rösel' Cc: [email protected] Subject: [LUTE] Re: Ronn video Ronn's ten-course looks a bit like a Baroque lute because he had it built with a bass rider for the lower courses rather than a standard ten-course pegbox. He told me that the major reason he had it built with a rider was to shorten the pegbox enough that he could get it in the airlines' overhead compartments. Not strictly historical, but very practical for someone who flies as much as Ronn does. Guy -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Shoskes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 3:08 AM To: Mathias Rösel Cc: [email protected] Subject: [LUTE] Re: Ronn video I believe he plays a 10 course Ray Nurse lute. I'm not sure of the model. DS On Aug 16, 2007, at 4:37 AM, Mathias Rösel wrote: > "Daniel Shoskes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: >> For fans of Ronn McFarlane's modern compositions, the release of his >> CD "Indigo Road" is now slated for November 2007. In the meantime, I >> have posted a video from a few years ago: >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oKWuMY2JrQ > > Amazing, what he does. Much of what he does betrays the former guitar > virtuoso. I was surprised, also, to see him play a baroque lute > (Burckholtzer?) with renaissance tuning. > -- > Mathias > > > > 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: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.11.19/956 - Release Date: 8/16/2007 9:48 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.11.19/956 - Release Date: 8/16/2007 9:48 AM
