On Sep 18, 2007, at 5:05 PM, Anthony Hind wrote: > Could lutes made for outdoor use have been built differently > from chamber lutes? Perhaps, if they did once exist, they would have > been prone to damage, and may not have survived. They also could have > been less ornate and so of less value, and relatively easily > discarded.
Now that's a point I hadn't considered when talking about those "lute- hoots" we used to have in the old days: we were all students so most probably we were all playing student lutes, which would have been not as sophisticated in their projection as professional concert instruments, but hardier and more suited to quantity of sound rather than quality. My 6-course is Engleman spruce and cherry, and is well-suited to outdoor playing. The cherry wood makes for a very bright, almost piercing sound. In fact I bought it for use as an ensemble instrument, and it actually works in that capacity than as a solo instrument. David R [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
