Sorry, my mail went to the wrong list (I think), so here's it again: > of lutes being played _outside_ ... with ensembles? > Where these guys essentially just playing "air lute"?
I played outside last weekend. In a harbour in front of boat, large crowds walking past, and later on the boat going from Leiden to Delft, large crowds gathering along the canal. I played my 'stuiterluitje', the expendable lute strung in carbon (did I mention the dreaded C-word?) and Kuerschner overspunn basses (is it true, do I call this a lute, still?). It's the lute I never use in concert because it's of considerably less quality than my 'real' lutes. But the string choice was perfect for a day in the sun and the wind, to which I didn't want to expose my concert instuments, let alone try to keep these in tune under such circumstances. I could be heard by the crowds, mainly strumming with single line melodies in between. No complicated repertoire. Greensleeves was as complicated as I went. I was standing up for maximum projection (and maximum visibility of my costume, about which more on a later date ...). I've played outside on other occasions too, on better lutes, and liked the projection I could make. With a lute, we bring our own acoustics, I always feel. A guitar is much harder to play effectively outside. So, no air lute. David **************************** David van Ooijen [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davidvanooijen.nl **************************** To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
