Anthony,
--- Anthony Hind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The question is perhaps which ones are closest to
> the historical
> models, those of the 80s, or those of today? Are
> lutemakers
> responding to demands from lutists worried about
> problems of modern
> concert hall acoustics and need for greater
> projection, or is this a
> result of better understanding of the original
> models, or perhaps a
> little of both?
> Regards
> Anthony
>
Or could it be that the old makers themselves each had
a spot on the heavy/light continuum depending on
region, taste, musical style, etc.? I would suspect
there would be a lot of variation in minor details of
lute construction the non-standardized past.
Chris
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