Le 19 sept. 07 =E0 12:23, LGS-Europe a ecrit : >>> > What to you mean by "With a lute, we bring our own acoustics," I sort > of understand, but could you develop this? > << > > Lute projection is good under many circumstances, hall is not so > important. With classical guitar acoustics of hall is of greater > importance to reach the last row. To be heard at a distance has > less to do with volume and more to do with projecton. With a lute I > can aim at someone faraway. With a guitar the sound is scattered > around much more. Louder at the first row compared to the lute, but > less focussed at the last row. So outside a lute works better. Just > my feelings when playing, no science involved.
I certainly got that impression from JH's playing, and he was using gut. The auditorium was quite large, and the sound projected very well. A person on the French lute list noted this advert (which could partly explain the difference you have noticed) for a lute rose to be added to an acoustic guitar's sound hole: "Lute Hole 4" Soundhole Cover for Feedback Control Beauty controls the beast! Feedback can turn a delicate acoustic guitar passage into a screaming, earsplitting beast in the blink of an eye. You can help control feedback and add carved-wood beauty to your guitar with Lute Holes - solid wood carvings that fit into an acoustic guitar's soundhole. Available in maple, cherry, or walnut, Lute Holes install in seconds with no modifications to your guitar. Fit 4" diameter soundholes that have no neck protrusion in the hole. 3 different designs provide different levels of feedback protection light, medium, and heavy. In most instances light protection is all that's necessary, so pick the design you like best and lock the beast in its cage!" http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Lute-Hole-4-Soundhole-Cover- for-Feedback-Control?sku=369500 Could the rose, as well as the rounded back of the lute have something to do with this controlled projection (as opposed to the undirected loudness of the guitar that you have noticed? If so, attachment of this gadget, could be useful to a guitarist playing in the open air. No guarantee, however, I have never heard it myself. >>> > entertaining day-out, even with carbon strings (I trust these were at > least Savarez KF, preferably sandpapered, which seem to be the most > gut-like carbon alternative, from what I have been hearing on this > << > > > Not al all: Seagear fishing line straight from the reel. And less > loud than gut, I might add, less attack. Overspunn basses are > louder, though, ringing on for ever. > Two weeks ago, I went away for ten days, and horror, I forgot my spare gut strings. The 2nd course strings were frayed, and I could find no string-shop with small dimension strings, even in nylon. I almost resorted to a trip to the fishing gear shop. In fact I would have, but I was not sure on the relevant dimensions. I thought that they must be the same as Savarez KF, but I thought there might be different breaking strains even for the same dimension, and i might end-up, breaking my lute. I believe, I now understand why Jacob Heringman uses Savarez KF only on the 5th course. It must be because the top courses would be radically thinner (eg 0,40 = 0,33) and the finger contact is therefore much more reduced. Anthony > 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
